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- Dictionarythrottle/ˈθrɒtl/
noun
- 1. a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine: "the engines were at full throttle"
- 2. a person's throat, gullet, or windpipe. archaic
verb
- 1. attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them: "she was sorely tempted to throttle him" Similar
- 2. control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle: "it has two engines that can be throttled"
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throttle. noun [ C ] uk / ˈθrɒt. ə l / us / ˈθrɑː.t̬ ə l /. Add to word list. a valve which allows more or less fuel to go into an engine and so changes the power with which the engine operates. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The engine & engine parts. air filter. alternator.
The meaning of THROTTLE is to compress the throat of : choke. How to use throttle in a sentence.
Throttle definition: a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve. . See examples of THROTTLE used in a sentence.
You can throttle your car — cut off the air to the engine, also known as applying the choke — and you might stall it out. You can also throttle a person — the image is that you grab the person by the throat and cut off his air.
To throttle someone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing.
throttle. ( ˈθrɒtəl) n. 1. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: throttle valve any device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine. 2. (Anatomy) an informal or dialect word for throat. vb ( tr) 3. to kill or injure by squeezing the throat. 4. to suppress: to throttle the press. 5.
THROTTLE definition: 1. to press someone's throat tightly so they cannot breathe 2. the part of a vehicle that controls…. Learn more.
