throttle

Plural: throttles

Noun

• a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
• a pedal that controls the throttle valve
• A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
• The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
• The windpipe or trachea.

Verb

Verb Forms: throttled, throttling, throttles

• To choke, strangle, or restrict the flow of.
• place limits on (extent or access)
• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
• reduce the air supply
• To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
• To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
• To strangle or choke someone.
• To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
• To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
• To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.

Examples

• He tried to THROTTLE his opponent’s scoring by closing off all bonus squares.

Synonyms

accelerator, accelerator pedal, bound, choke, confine, gas, gas pedal, gun, limit, restrain, restrict, strangle, strangulate, throttle valve, trammel

Anagrams of throttle