Definitions for throttle
ˈθrɒt lthrot·tle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. accelerator, throttle, throttle valvenoun

   a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

2. accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gunverb

   a pedal that controls the throttle valve

   "he stepped on the gas"

3. restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleverb

   place limits on (extent or access)

   "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

4. strangle, strangulate, throttleverb

   kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

   "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

5. choke, throttleverb

   reduce the air supply

   "choke a carburetor"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throttlenoun

   The windpipe.

   Etymology: from throat.

   At the upper extreme it hath no larinx or throttle to qualify the sound. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

2. To Throttleverb

   To choak; to suffocate; to kill by stopping the breath.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   I have seen them shiver and look pale,
   Make periods in the midst of sentences,
   Throttle their practis’d accents in their fears,
   And, in conclusion, dumbly have broke off. William Shakespeare.

   As when Antæus in Irassa strove
   With Jove’s Alcides, and oft foil’d still rose,
   Receiving from his mother earth new strength,
   Fresh from his fall and fiercer grapple join’d,
   Throttled at length in th’ air, expir’d and fell. John Milton.

   His throat half throttl’d with corrupted phlegm,
   And breathing through his jaws a belching steam. Dryden.

   The throttling quinsey ’tis my star appoints,
   And rheumatism I send to rack the joints. Dryden.

   Throttle thyself with an ell of strong tape,
   For thou hast not a groat to attone for a rape. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throttle

   A throttle is the mechanism by which fluid flow is managed by constriction or obstruction. An engine's power can be increased or decreased by the restriction of inlet gases (by the use of a throttle), but usually decreased. The term throttle has come to refer, informally, to any mechanism by which the power or speed of an engine is regulated, such as a car's accelerator pedal. What is often termed a throttle (in an aviation context) is also called a thrust lever, particularly for jet engine powered aircraft. For a steam locomotive, the valve which controls the steam is known as the regulator.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. throttle

   Throttle generally refers to a device used to regulate the flow of fuel or power to an engine, effectively controlling the speed of the engine. In a broader context, it can also mean to control, suppress or limit something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throttlenoun

   the windpipe, or trachea; the weasand

2. Throttlenoun

   the throttle valve

3. Throttleverb

   to compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle

4. Throttleverb

   to utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated

5. Throttleverb

   to shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine

6. Throttleverb

   to have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate

7. Throttleverb

   to breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throttle

   A throttle is the mechanism by which the flow of a fluid is managed by constriction or obstruction. An engine's power can be increased or decreased by the restriction of inlet gases, but usually decreased. The term throttle has come to refer, informally and incorrectly, to any mechanism by which the power or speed of an engine is regulated. What is often termed a throttle is more correctly called a thrust lever. For a steam engine, the steam valve that sets the engine speed/power is often known as a regulator.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throttle

   throt′l, n. the throat or windpipe.—v.t. to choke by pressure on the windpipe: to shut off the steam from a steam-pipe, engine, &c.—v.i. to breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.—ns. Thrott′le-pipe, the vertical pipe between the throttle-valve and dry-pipe of a locomotive; Thrott′ler, one who throttles; Thrott′le-valve, a valve regulating the supply of steam to the cylinder. [Dim. of throat.]

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1. throttle

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How to pronounce throttle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say throttle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of throttle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of throttle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of throttle in a Sentence

1. Mark Clawson:

   It is a near-constant roar akin to a full-throttle 747 interspersed with deafening, earth-shattering explosions that hurtle 100-pound (45-kg) lava bombs 100 feet (30 meters) into the air.

2. Henry Louis Mencken:

   Life without sex might be safer but it would be unbearably dull. It is the sex instinct which makes women seem beautiful, which they are once in a blue moon, and men seem wise and brave, which they never are at all. Throttle it, denaturalize it, take it away, and human existence would be reduced to the prosiac, laborious, boresome, imbecile level of life in an anthill.

3. George Steinmetz:

   It's not easy, it's a little bit tricky and it's really quite hectic. It's not like an airplane, where you just push the throttle forward. You have to watch out for your kneecaps.

4. Charles Culver:

   In order to increase the speed as much as it was increased in this case, you would have had to really, really move the throttle, frankly, I am puzzled about the whole thing. It's not like it was a few miles per hour over the speed limit.

5. Irwin Redlener:

   In the short term, I'm not very worried much about the public health impact, but every day that passes presents a new threat that something will happen that could have been prevented if the government was functioning at full throttle.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=throttle
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=throttle
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throttle
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throttle
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=throttle
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=throttle
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=throttle