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noun

Throttle n.

The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.

(Steam Engine) The throttle valve.

Throttle lever (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive.

Throttle valve (Steam Engine), a valve moved by hand or by a governor for regulating the supply of steam to the steam chest. In one form it consists of a disk turning on a transverse axis.

verb

Throttle v. t. (past & past part. throttled; pres. part. throttling)

To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle. "Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck."

To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. (R.) "Throttle their practiced accent in their fears."

To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.

Throttle v. i.

To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

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Etymology of 'Throttle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Throttle" Quotes from Famous Books

... not pleasant to Pretty's eyes; but the excitement of the situation was much increased when a glance out of the side of his eye showed him that the first thug had regained enough nerve to come limping forward in the endeavor to throttle him. ...

— The Dozen from Lakerim • Rupert Hughes

... structure of the nation to suit the ideas of a violent minority. The main recorded issue was "collective bargaining". The real issue was direct action in the form of the sympathetic strike. By its expected control of urban centres the Soviet organization aimed to throttle big utilities, finance, shipping, railroads, telegraphs. The United Grain Growers were to be but a helpless giant in the hands of Jack Proletariat. Parliament was to be superseded by Direct Action. The A.F.L. was to become obsolete. Trades Unions were to be taken over and painted red. Citizens ...

— The Masques of Ottawa • Domino

... Carnegie medals, oughtn't we, girls?" said Julietta Hyde, blinking comically. "We can throttle anything from a ...

— Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains - or, A Christmas Success against Odds • Stella M. Francis

... unexpected occurred. The driver opened his throttle and the car leaped ahead, and at the same time the man beside him stood up and struck ...

— The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border • Gerald Breckenridge

... their destination the marshal was joined by several officials, both railway and express. From there the train turned westward, up the valley of the Arkansas. Here was a track and an occasion that gave the most daring engineer license to throw the throttle wide open. ...

— Cattle Brands - A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories • Andy Adams

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