ALL meanings of throttle
throt·tle
T t - noun throttle vehicle 1
- transitive verb throttle choke, strangle 1
- noun throttle fuel regulator 1
- transitive verb throttle reduce fuel rate 1
- noun throttle Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve. 1
- noun throttle throttle valve. 1
- noun throttle the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse. 1
- verb with object throttle to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle. 1
- verb with object throttle to choke or suffocate in any way. 1
- verb with object throttle to compress by fastening something tightly around. 1
- verb with object throttle to silence or check as if by choking: His message was throttled by censorship. 1
- verb with object throttle 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. 1
- idioms throttle at full throttle, at maximum speed. 1
- verb throttle To throttle someone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing. 0
- verb throttle If you say that something or someone is throttling a process, institution, or group, you mean that they are restricting it severely or destroying it. 0
- countable noun throttle The throttle of a motor vehicle or aircraft is the device, lever, or pedal that controls the quantity of fuel entering the engine and is used to control the vehicle's speed. 0
- uncountable noun throttle Throttle is the power that is obtained by using a throttle. 0
- noun throttle any device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine 0
- verb throttle to kill or injure by squeezing the throat 0
- verb throttle to suppress 0
- verb throttle to control or restrict (a flow of fluid) by means of a throttle valve 0
- noun throttle the throat or windpipe 0
- noun throttle a valve that regulates the flow of fluids; esp., a butterfly valve that controls the release of fuel vapor from a carburetor, or the control valve in a steam line 0
- noun throttle the hand lever or pedal that controls this valve 0
- verb transitive throttle to choke; strangle 0
- verb transitive throttle to stop the utterance or action of; censor or suppress 0
- verb transitive throttle to reduce the flow of (fuel vapor, etc.) by means of a throttle 0
- verb transitive throttle to lessen the speed of (an engine, vehicle, etc.) by this or similar means; slow (down) 0
- intransitive verb throttle to choke or suffocate 0
- noun throttle The throttle of a vehicle is the device, lever, or pedal that controls the quantity of fuel entering the engine and is used to control the vehicle's speed. 0
- noun throttle A throttle is a device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine. 0