throttles

Noun

• a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
• a pedal that controls the throttle valve
• plural of throttle

Verb

• place limits on (extent or access)
• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
• reduce the air supply
• third-person singular simple present indicative of throttle

Synonyms

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