throttle

  • 21throttle — noun 1》 a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine. 2》 archaic a person s throat, gullet, or windpipe. verb 1》 attack or kill by choking or strangling. 2》 control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle.     ↘(throttle back/down)… …

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  • 22throttle — I. verb (throttled; throttling) Etymology: Middle English throtelen, from throte throat Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to compress the throat of ; choke (2) …

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  • 23throttle — 1 verb (T) 1 to hold someone s throat very tightly so that they cannot breathe; strangle (1) 2 to make it difficult or impossible for something to succeed: These policies are throttling individual initiative and effort. throttle back phrasal verb …

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  • 24throttle — verb 1) he tried to throttle her Syn: choke, strangle, strangulate, garrote, gag 2) attempts to throttle the criminal supply of drugs Syn: suppress, inhibit, stifle, control, restrain, check …

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  • 25throttle up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms throttle up : present tense I/you/we/they throttle up he/she/it throttles up present participle throttling up past tense throttled up past participle throttled up to increase the speed of a vehicle by… …

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  • 26throttle — /ˈθrɒtl / (say throtl) noun 1. a lever, pedal, or other device to control the amount of fuel being fed to an engine. 2. → throttle valve. –verb (t) (throttled, throttling) 3. to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle. 4. to choke… …

  • 27throttle — Synonyms and related words: abduct, arrest, asphyxiate, backpedal, backwater, bottle up, brake, burke, carry off, censor, check, choke, choke off, clamp down on, clip the wings, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, curb, damp down, decelerate,… …

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  • 28throttle — [ˈθrɒt(ə)l] verb [T] I to hurt or kill someone by squeezing their throat so that they cannot breathe II noun [C] throttle [ˈθrɒt(ə)l] a piece of equipment that controls how fast a vehicle is moving by controlling the amount of fuel going into the …

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  • 29throttle — throt•tle [[t]ˈθrɒt l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling 1) mac aum a) the valve in an internal combustion engine that regulates the amount of fuel entering the cylinders b) the lever that controls this valve 2) the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse …

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  • 30throttle — droselis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Droseliavimo įtaisas. atitikmenys: angl. choke; restrictor; throttle rus. дроссель …

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