THROTTLE
\θɹˈɒtə͡l], \θɹˈɒtəl], \θ_ɹ_ˈɒ_t_əl]\
Definitions of THROTTLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
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a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
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reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
By Princeton University
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a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
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a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
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The throttle valve.
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To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
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To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
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To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.
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To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
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To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
By Oddity Software
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The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
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The throttle valve.
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To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
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To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
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To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.
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To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
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To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
By Noah Webster.
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To strangle or choke by pressure on the windpipe; to shut off, as steam from an engine.
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The throat or windpipe; a valve to control the supply of steam, etc., to an engine.
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Throttler.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Throttler.
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To choke; shut off, as steam.
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The throat; windpipe.
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A valve closing the steam supply pipe of an engine.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To choke: to suffocate: to have the throat obstructed so as to endanger suffocation: to breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
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The throat or windpipe.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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