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Definition of Throttle
1. Verb. Place limits on (extent or access). "Limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Specialized synonyms: Reduce, Tighten, Tie, Gate, Draw A Line, Draw The Line, Mark Off, Mark Out, Harness, Rein, Rule, Baffle, Regulate, Cramp, Halter, Hamper, Strangle, Constrain, Stiffen, Tighten, Tighten Up, Clamp Down, Crack Down, Inhibit, Constrain, Cumber, Encumber, Restrain
Generic synonyms: Check, Contain, Control, Curb, Hold, Hold In, Moderate
Derivative terms: Bound, Bound, Limit, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation, Limiter, Restrainer, Restriction, Restriction, Restrictive, Trammel
2. Noun. A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine.
Group relationships: Fuel System
Generic synonyms: Valve
Derivative terms: Accelerate
3. Verb. Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air. "They want to throttle the prisoners "; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
Generic synonyms: Kill
Entails: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Specialized synonyms: Garotte, Garrote, Garrotte, Scrag
Derivative terms: Strangler, Strangler, Strangling, Strangulation, Strangulation, Throttler, Throttling
4. Noun. A pedal that controls the throttle valve. "He stepped on the gas"
Group relationships: Aeroplane, Airplane, Plane, Auto, Automobile, Car, Machine, Motorcar
Generic synonyms: Foot Lever, Foot Pedal, Pedal, Treadle
Derivative terms: Accelerate
5. Verb. Reduce the air supply. "Choke a carburetor"
Definition of Throttle
1. n. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
2. v. t. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
3. v. i. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
Definition of Throttle
1. Noun. A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine. ¹
2. Noun. The lever or pedal that controls this valve. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.). ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To strangle or choke someone. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Throttle
1. to strangle [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] - See also: strangle
Medical Definition of Throttle
1. 1. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. 2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Throttle
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