throttlenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈθrɒt.əl/us/ˈθrɑː.t̬əl/a valve which allows more or less fuel to go into an engine and so changes the power with which the engine operates
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The engine & engine parts
- abs
- battery
- carburettor
- cutout
- flywheel
- idle
- ignition
- motorized
- pickup
- piston
- plug
- power steering
- radiator
- rev
- silencer
- sump
- tailpipe
- tappet
- transmission
- universal joint
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Idiom(s)
at full/half throttle
throttleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈθrɒt.əl/us/ˈθrɑː.t̬əl/throttle verb [ T ] (PRESS THROAT)
to press someone's throat very tightly so that they cannot breathe:
informal Sometimes he annoys me so much that I could throttle him.
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- breathless
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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Murder & attempted murder
throttle verb [ T ] (PREVENT)
to prevent something from succeeding:
The reduction in funds is throttling the development of new programmes.
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Preventing and impeding
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag on sb/sth idiom
- block sth out
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hold out on sb
- hold sb/sth back
- hold/keep sb/sth at bay idiom
- holding pattern
- impede
- prevention
- prevention is better than cure idiom
- preventive
- prohibit
- pull
- scuttle
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Phrasal verb(s)
throttle (sth) back/down