Word: Throttle
How to pronounce: θrɒtl
Noun
Definitions:
1. A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.
Example sentences: "The engines were at full throttle"
2. A throat, gullet, or windpipe.
Example sentences: "The neck of each bottle she thrusts down her throttle."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.
Example sentences: "She was sorely tempted to throttle him"
2. Control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle.
Example sentences: "It has two engines that can be throttled"
Synonyms:
flow control valve
orifice
restrictor
damper
inductor
garrote
choke
strangle
suffocate
strangulate
confine
gas pedal
gas
accelerator pedal
accelerator
Derivations:
throttling
throttled
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Throttle in Other Languages...
Spanish: Acelerador
German: Kehle
French: étrangler
Italian: Strozzare
Turkish: Kelebek
