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- DictionaryThrot·tle/ˈTHräd(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine: "the engines were at full throttle"
- 2. a throat, gullet, or windpipe. archaic
verb
- 1. attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them: "she was sorely tempted to throttle him"
- 2. control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle: "it has two engines that can be throttled"
The meaning of THROTTLE is to compress the throat of : choke. How to use throttle in a sentence.
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. throttle.
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.
You can think of a throttle as a throat, and the two words may be related. But as with a throat, if you block a throttle, something bad is likely to happen. You can throttle your car — cut off the air to the engine, also known as applying the choke — and you might stall it out.
n. 1. A valve that regulates the flow of a fluid, such as the valve in an internal-combustion engine that controls the amount of air-fuel mixture entering the cylinders. 2. A lever or pedal controlling such a valve. tr.v. throt·tled, throt·tling, throt·tles. 1.
A throttle is a device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine. When the throttle is opened more fuel and air is injected into the engine to be burned. The throttle is a valve that directly regulates the amount of air entering the engine.
THROTTLE definition: 1. to press someone's throat tightly so they cannot breathe 2. the part of a vehicle that controls…. Learn more.
Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve.
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.
Definition of throttle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
