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THROTTLE definition: 1. a valve which allows more or less fuel to go into an engine and so changes the power with which…. Learn more.
The meaning of THROTTLE is to compress the throat of : choke. How to use throttle in a sentence.
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.
Definitions of throttle. noun. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine. synonyms: accelerator, throttle valve. see more. noun. a pedal that controls the throttle valve. synonyms: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun. see more. verb. place limits on (extent or access)
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. He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward.
Throttle definition: A valve that regulates the flow of a fluid, such as the valve in an internal-combustion engine that controls the amount of vaporized fuel entering the cylinders.
throttle somebody to attack or kill somebody by pressing their throat in order to stop them from breathing synonym strangle. He throttled the guard with his bare hands. (humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying). (figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic. Word Origin.
Origin of throttle 1 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
THROTTLE definition: 1. to press someone's throat tightly so they cannot breathe 2. the part of a vehicle that controls…. Learn more.
Definition of throttle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
