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throttle

/ˈθɹɔ.tl̩/noun, verb2 syllables

Throttle means: a pedal that controls the throttle valve.

Synonyms for throttle14

noun, as in a pedal that controls the throttle valve

accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, gun

noun, as in a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

accelerator, throttle valve

verb, as in place limits on (extent or amount or access)

restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine

verb, as in kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

strangle, strangulate

verb, as in reduce the air supply

choke

What does throttle mean?5

noun

1

a pedal that controls the throttle valve“he stepped on the gas”

2

a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

verb

1

place limits on (extent or amount or access)“restrict the use of this parking lot”

2

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air“he tried to strangulate his opponent”

3

reduce the air supply“choke a carburetor”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with throttle?1

two syllables

bottle
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Throttle in a sentence

  • I need to drop these useless perceptions to take full throttle over my life.slyfin
  • The pilot controls the engine power using the throttle.Hybrid
  • Ziri booked it out of those woods full throttle.Amastan
  • Driving at full throttle is for show-offs.tieguy
  • When she saw the marks all over the wall, she wanted to throttle the toddler.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of throttle

as a noun

plural
throttles

as a verb

past tense
throttled
present participle
throttling
third-person singular
throttles
past participle
throttled