Definition of throttle - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

Noun

a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"

Verb

place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

Verb

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

Verb

reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

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Synonyms

accelerator accelerator pedal bound choke confine gas gas pedal gun limit restrain restrict strangle strangulate throttle valve trammel

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More General Terms

check contain control curb enrich foot lever foot pedal hold hold in kill moderate pedal treadle valve

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More Specific Terms

baffle clamp down constrain crack down cramp cumber draw a line draw the line encumber garotte garrote garrotte gate halter hamper harness inhibit mark off mark out reduce regulate rein restrain rule scrag stiffen strangle tie tighten tighten up

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