throttle
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l noun
1.
Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve.
3.
the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse.
verb (used with object)
4.
to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle.
5.
to choke or suffocate in any way.
6.
to compress by fastening something tightly around.
7.
to silence or check as if by choking: His message was throttled by censorship.
8.
Machinery.
a.
to obstruct or check the flow of (a fluid), as to control the speed of an engine.
b.
to reduce the pressure of (a fluid) by passing it from a smaller area to a larger one.
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9.
at full throttle, at maximum speed.
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| —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 throte | |
| '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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Example sentences
Under quick deceleration, stepper motors on the throttle bodies open, reducing the effects the engine has on corner entry.
In a normal sports car, you can slip around a turn faster by lifting off the throttle.
The increased interest rates on mortgages will soon throttle the housing market.
War has also increased his opportunities to throttle dissent.
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