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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

... and still, and for the first time Prince Djiddin reflected upon the exposed situation of the old miser's home. "Poor old chap," he muttered, as he closed his eyes. "Somebody might come in and throttle him some night! No one would be here to stop it. I must speak to Simpson, yes, speak to Simpson—that is, if he is ever sober enough to listen. Poor old soldier! ...

— A Fascinating Traitor • Richard Henry Savage

... I have a bottle, From which, at times, I wet my throttle; Which now, not in the slightest, stinks; A glass to you I don't mind giving; [Softly.] But if this man, without preparing, drinks, He has not, well you ...

— Faust • Goethe

... as she always did under the guidance of the vigilant young engineer. Ralph was learning a good deal lately, and his mind was always strictly on the business of the moment when at the throttle. He was learning that there was a science in running a locomotive a good deal deeper than merely operating throttle, brake and lever automatically. There was a way to conserve the steam energy and reserve wide-open tactics ...

— Ralph on the Overland Express - The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer • Allen Chapman

... to the Hielands. 'Nough said." Elizabeth had recovered her customary jolly poise. Wise enough, through long experience, to realize that when her father failed to throttle that vocal heritage from his forebears, war impended, she gathered up her knitting and fled ...

— Kindred of the Dust • Peter B. Kyne

... toward her with his hands clutching, as if eager to throttle her. The girl leaned forward, her face reddening, ...

— The Man of the Forest • Zane Grey

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