Throttle

Word THROTTLE
Character 8
Hyphenation throt tle
Pronunciations /ˈθɹɒtəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Throttle"

What do we mean by throttle?

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. noun

A lever or pedal controlling such a valve. noun

To regulate the flow of (fuel) in an engine. transitive verb

To regulate the speed of (an engine) with a throttle. transitive verb

To suppress. transitive verb

To strangle (a person); choke. transitive verb

In electricity, to reduce (the flux in a magnetic circuit) by diminishing the cross-section of the iron traversed by the lines of force, or by the introduction of joints or air-gaps.

To choke; suffocate; have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation.

To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

To choke; suffocate; stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle.

To pronounce with a choking voice; utter with breaks and interruptions, like a person half suffocated.

To obstruct by a throttle-valve or otherwise: said of steam, a steam-pipe, or a steam-engine.

Synonyms Strangle, etc. See smother.

The throat. noun

The windpipe or thropple: same as throat, 2 . noun

A throttle-valve. noun

The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. noun

The throttle valve. noun

The hand lever by which a throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive. noun

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.

Throttle means both the accelerator part of the engine(or something) and to physically strangle a person without using any items. Gripping them from the throat and squeezing. Urban Dictionary

The act of cuasing injury to a victim or otherwise cuasing harm. Normally done with blunt objects or with bare hands. Throttling is a common act among gangsters. See also Pwn and smash Urban Dictionary

When a cell phone company causes your phone to receive data at an incredibly slow speed as a means of forcing you to use less bandwidth and data. It is reported that AT&T and Verizon are among the companies that engage in this practice. Urban Dictionary

To engage in the act of hardcore and strenuous fucking. Urban Dictionary

To yell at and/or scold and individual. Urban Dictionary

When a guy is doggy styling a girl and sticks his thumb in her ass. Urban Dictionary

Giving someone head Urban Dictionary

Surf term for consequences of whiping out on a wave. Usually means being slammed against reef, rock or sand and being held down for a long period of time. Urban Dictionary

Describes the intentional shipping and receiving delays imposed by the online DVD rental service NetFlix to limit their customer's maximum number of DVD rentals per month. Urban Dictionary

To choke someone Homer Simpson style. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Throttle

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The word "throttle" in example sentences

The sneaky thing about the virus is that it steps on your endorphin throttle pretty hard as it goes to work. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In airplanes, the power lever is called a throttle and is normally mounted perpendicular to the floor. ❋ Richard Whittle (2010)

I thought that I might go faster by not giving the motor the full throttle because the more the throttle is extended, the more wheel spin one gets and I came back with what must have been a three quarter opening of the throttle and the speed on the return journey was only two miles an hours less than before. ❋ Unknown (1933)

The throttle is easier to push, so you’ll have less thumb fatigue. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While the new protests are welcome, at this point the only thing that will pull back the throttle is a White House intervention. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But he says he did have some luck with a device called a throttle-body spacer, which swirled the air and fuel mixture closer to the engine. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The passage-way from the mixing chamber to the intake manifold is controlled by a butterfly valve which is called the throttle-valve and is connected to the throttle-lever on the steering wheel as well as to the foot accelerator, its position determining the amount of gas and air or mixture being fed the engine. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

In a moment more I saw I was mistaken, for at the throttle was a uniformed soldier, and another comrade in his gray-green costume was shoveling coal into the furnace. ❋ Albert Rhys Williams (1922)

And while the Ampera never ran out of power, the engine was labouring as we approached the summit and flooring the throttle was the only way to access the dregs of battery power to speed the climb. ❋ Andrew English (2012)

Toyota says, and they're almost certainly right, that you'd have warning signs beforehand, that the throttle is a bit harder to depress, or doesn't immediately return to idle when you take your foot off the throttle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The torque steer can be adjusted for, but can occasionally lead to a hair-raising experience at full throttle, which is about 0. 1\% of the average driver's driving. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The throttle is a drive-by-wire system and feels perfectly calibrated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To race, your throttle is a button in the bottom right side of the screen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Handling is lively, and there's even a Sport mode, sharpening the "throttle" reflexes and raising the force of the regenerate braking, so that it feels like an engine-braking effect (lift off the pedal and the car slows down). ❋ Dan Neil (2010)

I think that the way ISPs offer different bandwidths is that they 'throttle' the throughput somehow. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Seidenberg showed support for his wireless rival by saying that Verizon Wireless would be willing to "throttle," or slow down the connection speed of excessive users and find a way to make them pay more for their service. ❋ Roger Cheng (2010)

[Charles] [throttled] [Annie] because she was a bitch. ❋ The Wise One (2004)

"You get any [closer] to [my computer] and [I'm going to] throttle you!" ❋ Kazyan (2006)

"[AT&T] just [throttled] his phone 'cause he's using too much [bandwidth]." ❋ Technorobert (2012)

Adam saw [Craig] [throttling] the shit out of [this bitch]!!! ❋ Big EL (2005)

[My wife] is going to throttle me [tomorrow] when she finds out about this! [Oh well]. ❋ Zachnnn (2007)

Hey guys last night I [throttled] [some bitch], [ahaha]. ❋ Twank (2005)

[ay] last night i [got some] [bomb] throttle! ❋ Nyce (2005)

[Lakey] Peak was so [big it] was closing out the channel. Guys were [taking off] late and just getting throttled! ❋ Fat Girls Need Love Too! (2005)

By delaying the [shipment] and denying the receipt of returned [DVD's], NetFlix is able to limit (throttling) users to a maximum number of DVD's per month while advertising unlimited [rentals]. This practice has recently come to light with both a Class Action law suit and recent a recent AP story that ran nationally. ❋ Rusty_R (2006)

[Larry], [do you] want to get throttled? if not, [STFU]. ❋ Scrb31 (2007)

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