English Explanatory Dictionary

throttle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
  3. The windpipe or trachea.
verb
  1. To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
  2. To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
  3. To strangle or choke someone.
  4. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
  5. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
  6. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.

Pronunciation

/ˈθɹɒt.l̩/ /ˈθɹɔ.tl̩/ /ˈθɹɑ.tl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-throttle.wav

Word forms

throttle throttles throttling throttled

Etymology

From Middle English *throtel, diminutive of throte (“throat”), equivalent to throat + -le. Compare German Drossel (“throttle”). More at throat.

Synonyms

accelerator gas pedal gas

Derived words

at full throttle autothrottle full throttle full-throttle throttle body throttle chop throttlehold throttle jockey throttleless throttleman throttle steering throttle valve unthrottle throttleable throttle down throttler throttle up

Translations

Bulgarian: клапан Chinese Mandarin: 風門 /风门 Chinese Mandarin: 節流閥 /节流阀 Czech: ventil Finnish: kuristusläppä Finnish: kaasuläppä French: accélérateur German: Drossel Hebrew: מַשְׁנֵק Hebrew: מַצְעֶֽרֶת Hungarian: szelep Hungarian: fojtószelep Irish: scóig Italian: acceleratore Italian: farfalla Italian: valvola a farfalla Japanese: スロットル Māori: katirere Māori: takirere Norwegian Bokmål: spjeld Portuguese: válvula reguladora Russian: дро́ссель Serbo-Croatian: вентил Serbo-Croatian: ventil Spanish: acelerador Swedish: strypventil Swedish: spjäll Tagalog: panubo Turkish: gaz
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