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throttle

[throt-l]

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noun

Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve.

throttle valve.

the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse.

verb (used with object)

to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle.

to choke or suffocate in any way.

to compress by fastening something tightly around.

to silence or check as if by choking: His message was throttled by censorship.

Machinery.

to obstruct or check the flow of (a fluid), as to control the speed of an engine.

to reduce the pressure of (a fluid) by passing it from a smaller area to a larger one.

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Idiom

at full throttle, at maximum speed.

Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English throtelen, frequentative of throten to cut the throat of (someone), strangle, derivative of throat; (noun) probably diminutive of Middle English throte throat; compare German Drossel

Related forms

throt·tler, noun

un·throt·tled, adjective

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Now you want them to mess with the simple metal strut with a rubber pedal connecting your foot to the engine throttle.

Do not begin at full throttle or you will never get that rush.

Some big companies have long agreed to throttle back their consumption at times of peak demand.

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Now you want them to mess with the simple metal strut with a rubber pedal connecting your foot to the engine throttle.

Do not begin at full throttle or you will never get that rush.

Some big companies have long agreed to throttle back their consumption at times of peak demand.

Addison-cap jammed down on his shaven head-would open the throttle and race for the spot.

The electronic throttle control-the digital fly-by-wire unit that links the gas pedal to the fuel delivery unit.

In a normal sports car, you can slip around a turn faster by lifting off the throttle.

It was too late to stop, and he pulled the throttle open in an attempt to cross by sheer force of speed.

It is now focusing on possible problems with the design of the throttle pedal and the vehicles' electronics.

McAfee stomps the throttle and aims for the crown of a small butte, then flicks the bar forward to spirit us over the top.

Molten salt reactors can throttle up rapidly and be built small enough to fit into a big airplane.

There's more to racing a streamliner than mashing the throttle and holding on.

Throttle-by-wire technology, also known as electronic throttle control, replaced cables or mechanical connections.

War has also increased his opportunities to throttle dissent.

Snowmobilers can punch the throttle to power out of harm's way.

The potential is there all the time, but there's a huge range of performance between ticking over and full throttle.

Using throttle optimization based on train load and location and stuff.

Toyota recalled more than three million cars to fix a different problem with a pedal that stuck, leaving the throttle open.

The increased interest rates on mortgages will soon throttle the housing market.

For this, the cell could position shielding particles around the energy source throttle it back.

Iran wasn't alone in its attempt to throttle the online voices of its many discontents.

With practice, feathering the throttle allowed me to modulate the dragging-anchor effect.

However i listen to my body and if i see that i run to fast or get exhausted, i throttle down.

Twist the throttle at a standstill and the bike jerks to the left as torque is transferred through the drive shaft.

Under the big white tent, the drivers and the throttle men performed reflex tests.

Parton said he consciously eased up on the sonic throttle this time around.

There's a tiller handle with a twist throttle similar to a motorcycle on the steering handle.

Under quick deceleration, stepper motors on the throttle bodies open, reducing the effects the engine has on corner entry.

Other tech tidbits include ride-by-wire throttle with three maps.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

throttle (ˈθrɒt^əl)

—n
1.	Also called: throttle valve any device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine
2.	an informal or dialect word for throat

—vb
3.	to kill or injure by squeezing the throat
4.	to suppress: to throttle the press
5.	to control or restrict (a flow of fluid) by means of a throttle valve

[C14:throtelen, from throtethroat]

'throttler

—n

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Word Origin & History

throttle

"strangle to death," c.1400, probably from M.E. throte "throat" (see throat). The noun, in the mechanical sense, is first recorded 1870s, from throttle-valve (1824), but was used earlier as a synonym for "throat" (1547); it appears to be an independent formation, not derived from the verb.

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