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   throttle

   /ˈθrɒtl/

   noun

   • 1. a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine: "the engines were at full throttle"
   • 2. a person's throat, gullet, or windpipe. archaic

   verb

   • 1. attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them: "she was sorely tempted to throttle him" Similar chokestranglestrangulategarrotteasphyxiatesmothersuffocatestiflesuppressinhibitstiflecontrolrestraincheckcontainput a/the lid oncrack down onclamp down ondrive undergroundstopput an end tobring to an endendstamp outbring to a stophaltbring to a haltinformal:put paid toput the kibosh onput the stopper ondo for
   • 2. control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle: "it has two engines that can be throttled"
   • ▪ reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle: "the pitch of the engine fell as the driver throttled back"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th century in sense 2) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

   Derivatives

   • 1. throttler noun

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   What does throttle mean?

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   What does a throttle do in a car?

   • A throttle is a device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine. When the throttle is opened more fuel and air is injected into the engine to be burned. The throttle is a valve that directly regulates the amount of air entering the engine.

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   What is a throttle valve?

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   How do you use throttle in a sentence?

   • throttle somebody to attack or kill somebody by pressing their throat in order to stop them from breathing synonym strangle He throttled the guard with his bare hands. (humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying). (figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic.

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   What happens if you block a throttle?

   • But as with a throat, if you block a throttle, something bad is likely to happen. You can throttle your car — cut off the air to the engine, also known as applying the choke — and you might stall it out. You can also throttle a person — the image is that you grab the person by the throat and cut off his air.

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   Definitions of throttle. noun. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine. synonyms: accelerator, throttle valve. see more. noun. a pedal that controls the throttle valve. synonyms: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun. see more. verb. place limits on (extent or access)

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