Hypertext Webster Gateway: "throttle"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Throttle \Throt"tle\, n. [Dim. of throat. See {Throat}.]
1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. --Sir W. Scott.

2. (Steam Engine) The throttle valve.

{Throttle lever} (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a
throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive.

{Throttle valve} (Steam Engine), a valve moved by hand or by
a governor for regulating the supply of steam to the steam
chest. In one form it consists of a disk turning on a
transverse axis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Throttle \Throt"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Throttled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Throttling}.]
1. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.

Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more
freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he
pleases to draw together with one twitch of his
negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish
of Caligula, in one neck. --Milton.

2. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a
person half suffocated. [R.]

Throttle their practiced accent in their fears.
--Shak.

3. To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Throttle \Throt"tle\, v. i.
1. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of
suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

throttle
n 1: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
[syn: {accelerator}, {throttle valve}]
2: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the
gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal},
{gas}, {gun}]
v 1: place limits on; "restrict the use of this parking lot"
[syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit}, {bound},
{confine}]
2: squeeze the throat of; "he tried to strangle his opponent"
[syn: {strangle}, {strangulate}]
3: reduce the air supply; of carburetors [syn: {choke}]


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