throttle
81throttle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. choke, strangle, suffocate; silence, stifle; close. See closure, killing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. starter, gas pedal, gas, feed, gas feed; see also accelerator . v. 1. [To choke] Syn. strangle, stifle …
82throttle — see THROAT …
83throttle — throt·tle || θrÉ‘tl / θrÉ’tl n. lever or pedal controlling the amount of fuel being fed to an engine; choke v. strangle, choke; decrease the flow of fuel to an engine …
84throttle — I. n. Windpipe, trachea, throat, weasand. II. v. a. Choke, strangle, suffocate. III. v. n. Choke, suffocate …
85throttle — n 1. choke, throttler, gas pedal, Auto. accelerator. 2. windpipe, Anat., Zool. trachea; gullet, throat, esophagus. v 3. strangle, choke, garrote, strangulate, bowstring, gibbet, hang; stifle, suffocate, smother, asphyxiate, burke; kill, murder,… …
86throttle — throt·tle …
87throttle — verb Syn: choke, strangle, garrotte …
88throttle — Umi …
89throttle — see THROAT …
90throttle valve — a valve for throttling the working fluid of an engine, refrigerator, etc. [1805 15] * * * …