Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve.
throttle valve.
the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse.
verb (used with object),throt·tled,throt·tling.
to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle.
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.
Idioms for throttle
at full throttle, at maximum speed.
Origin of throttle
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English throtelen, frequentative of throten to cut the throat of (someone), strangle, derivative of throat; (noun) probably diminutive of Middle English throtethroat; compare German Drossel
Ergonomic controls are mounted right on the tube for ease-of-use, and a cruise-control feature allows you to maintain constant air-power for extended periods without riding the throttle.
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The motor assists when the rider is pedaling or when the rider uses a throttle to accelerate without pedaling.
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When you hit a throttle on a sprint car, the car sets sideways.
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But, really, the whole episode was a reminder of how reform can swerve when a government has its foot to the throttle.
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Have they not called out of the nation's heart all that was best to throttle and subdue all that was worst?
The Color Line|William Benjamin Smith
The engine is regulated by an ordinary Porter governor actuating the throttle valve, O.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888|Various
As soon as the engine begins to run properly, the spark is advanced and the throttle closed down to the required point.
Motors|James Slough Zerbe
Then he opened the throttle and the Fuor d'Italia leaped forward and raced away with an angry roar.
El Diablo|Brayton Norton
The rudder is controlled by the feet, and the throttle is on the right side.
Lest We Forget|John Gilbert Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for throttle
throttle
/ (ˈθrɒtəl) /
noun
Also called: throttle valveany device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine
an informal or dialect word for throat
verb(tr)
to kill or injure by squeezing the throat
to suppressto throttle the press
to control or restrict (a flow of fluid) by means of a throttle valve