throttle

1. n. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. Source: opted

2. n. The throttle valve. Source: opted

3. v. t. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle. Source: opted

4. v. t. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. Source: opted

5. v. t. To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine. Source: opted

6. v. i. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. Source: opted

7. v. i. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. Source: opted

8. n. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine Source: wordnet

9. n. a pedal that controls the throttle valve Source: wordnet

10. v. place limits on (extent or amount or access) Source: wordnet

11. v. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air Source: wordnet

12. v. reduce the air supply Source: wordnet

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