throttle

throttle
1. [ʹθrɒtl] n
1. 1) разг. горло, глотка
2) редк. гортань
2. тех. дроссель, дроссельный клапан
3. то, что душит, тормозит или препятствует; тормоз, помеха; петля, удавка

at full throttle - на полной скорости /мощности/

to close [to open] the throttle - сбавлять [прибавлять] скорость

to drive on /to go/ full throttle - ехать на предельной скорости

to give full throttle - выжать газ /сектор газа/ до предела, дать полный ход

2. [ʹθrɒtl] v
1. 1) душить
2) стеснять, душить

to throttle freedom [the press] - душить свободу [свободу печати]

3) дышать с трудом; задыхаться; задохнуться
2. сдавливать, сжимать
3. прерывать
4. тех. дросселировать; мять (пар)

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  • Throttle — Throt tle, n. [Dim. of throat. See {Throat}.] 1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Steam Engine) The throttle valve. [1913 Webster] {Throttle lever} (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a throttle valve is …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Throttle — Throt tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Throttled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Throttling}.] 1. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle. [1913 Webster] Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • throttle — [thrät′ l] n. [prob. dim. of THROAT: see LE] 1. Rare the throat or windpipe 2. a valve that regulates the flow of fluids; esp., a butterfly valve that controls the release of fuel vapor from a carburetor, or the control valve in a steam line:… …   English World dictionary

  • throttle up — ˌthrottle ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they throttle up he/she/it throttles up present participle throttling up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • throttle — (v.) strangle to death, c.1400, probably from M.E. throte throat (see THROAT (Cf. throat)). The noun, in the mechanical sense, is first recorded 1870s, from throttle valve (1824), but was used earlier as a synonym for throat (1540s); it appears… …   Etymology dictionary

  • throttle — ► NOUN 1) a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine. 2) archaic a person s throat, gullet, or windpipe. ► VERB 1) attack or kill by choking or strangling. 2) control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle. ORIGIN perhaps from …   English terms dictionary

  • Throttle — Throt tle, v. i. 1. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. [1913 Webster] 2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • throttle — index occlude, shut, stifle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • throttle — vb *suffocate, asphyxiate, stifle, smother, choke, strangle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • throttle — [v] choke burke, control, gag, inhibit, silence, smother, stifle, strangle, strangulate, suppress; concept 191 Ant. free, release …   New thesaurus

  • Throttle — A throttle is the mechanism by which the flow of a fluid is managed by constriction or obstruction. An engine s power can be increased or decreased by the restriction of inlet gases ( i.e., by the use of a throttle). The term throttle has come to …   Wikipedia


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