throttle
pronunciation
How to pronounce throttle in British English:
UK [ˈθrɒtl]
How to pronounce throttle in American English:
US [ˈθrɑtl]
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- Noun:
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
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- Verb:
- place limits on (extent or access)
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- reduce the air supply
Word Origin
- throttle
- throttle: see throat
- throttle (v.)
- "strangle to death," c. 1400, probably from Middle English throte "throat" (see throat) + -le, perhaps a frequentive suffix (as in spark/sparkle), or a utensil suffix (as in handle), or simply to distinguish it from throat (v.), which in late 14c. was used to mean "cut the throat of, kill by cutting the throat." Related: Throttled; throttling.
- throttle (n.)
- 1540s, "throat;" it appears to be an independent formation from throat, perhaps a diminutive form, not derived directly from the verb. The mechanical sense is first recorded 1872, short for throttle-valve (1824). Full-throttle (allowing maximum speed) is from 1848 in reference to steam engines.
Example
- 1. Let 's move on to the throttle console now !
- 2. Conservatives worry regulators will throttle the industry .
- 3. This equates to an unprecedented 17.6:1 deep-throttling capability , which means this cryogenic engine can quickly throttle up and down .
- 4. High petrol prices hurt , but will not throttle the economy
- 5. Ok , let 's move away from the throttle quadrant to the bottom portion of the center console .