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throttle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun |
| Type of | treadle, foot lever, foot pedal, pedal |
throttle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bound, confine, limit, restrict, trammel |
| Has types | demarcate, draw a line, draw the line, encumber, gate, halter, hamper, mark off, mark out, clamp down, reduce, restrain, scant, tighten, cramp, cumber, delimit, delimitate, crack down, skimp, tighten up, stiffen, strangle, tie, constrain |
throttle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accelerator, throttle valve |
| Type of | valve |
Examples of throttle
throttle
The Patriots get throttled by Cleveland by 20, then throttle the Steelers by 13.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Indeed that will only add to unemployment and throttle the recovery in its crib.
From the forbes.com
An electronic overboost function bumps torque up to 260Nm under a hard throttle.
From the nzherald.co.nz
At full throttle, the LHC is designed to reach energies of 14 teraelectronvolts.
From the newscientist.com
At around-town, light-throttle speeds, the ZR1 drives like a two-seat limousine.
From the latimes.com
Most people felt Pacquiao would have to throttle down his game to survive Oscar.
From the ocregister.com
He revs up an imaginary throttle on imaginary handlebars and imitates an engine.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Most of SABMiller's 17 African breweries are operating at or near full throttle.
From the economist.com
Even a slight nudge from the throttle foot on level ground triggers a downshift.
From the usatoday.com
- Accelerator: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- Restrict: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
- Accelerator: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
- Strangle: 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"
- Choke: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
- A throttle is the mechanism by which the flow of a fluid is managed by constriction or obstruction. An engine's power can be increased or decreased by the restriction of inlet gases (i.e., by the use of a throttle), but usually decreased. ...
- Throttle (also known as No Way Up) is a thriller released in 2005 starring Grayson McCouch. Other cast include Adrian Paul and Amy Locane. It was filmed in Denver, Colorado. ...
- Throttle is a novella written in co-authorship by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. It was published in February 2009 by Gauntlet Press in a limited edition anthology honoring Richard Matheson entitled He Is Legend, and in a mass-market audiobook entitled Road Rage, also containing Matheson's ...
- To decrease the supply of propellant to an engine, reducing thrust. Liquid propellant rocket engines can be throttled; solid rocket motors cannot.
