Dictionary entry details
• THROTTLE (noun)
Meaning:
A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
throttle; throttle valve; accelerator
Hypernyms ("throttle" is a kind of...):
valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)
Holonyms ("throttle" is a part of...):
fuel system (equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine)
Meaning:
A pedal that controls the throttle valve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal; throttle; gas; gun
Context example:
he stepped on the gas
Hypernyms ("throttle" is a kind of...):
foot lever; foot pedal; pedal; treadle (a lever that is operated with the foot)
Holonyms ("throttle" is a part of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
• THROTTLE (verb)
Meaning:
Place limits on (extent or access)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
limit; throttle; trammel; confine; restrain; restrict; bound
Context examples:
restrict the use of this parking lot / limit the time you can spend with your friends
Hypernyms (to "throttle" is one way to...):
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "throttle"):
constrain; cumber; encumber; restrain (hold back)
inhibit (limit the range or extent of)
clamp down; crack down (repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable))
constrain; stiffen; tighten; tighten up (restrict)
cramp; halter; hamper; strangle (prevent the progress or free movement of)
baffle; regulate (check the emission of (sound))
harness; rein; rule (keep in check)
mark off; mark out (set boundaries to and delimit)
draw a line; draw the line (reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on))
gate (restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment)
tie (limit or restrict to)
reduce; tighten (narrow or limit)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
strangle; strangulate; throttle
Context examples:
he tried to strangle his opponent / A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
Hypernyms (to "throttle" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
"Throttle" entails doing...:
compact; compress; constrict; contract; press; squeeze (squeeze or press together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "throttle"):
garotte; garrote; garrotte; scrag (strangle with an iron collar)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to throttle the prisoners
Meaning:
Reduce the air supply
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
throttle; choke
Context example:
choke a carburetor
Hypernyms (to "throttle" is one way to...):
enrich (make better or improve in quality)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
