throttle

CEFRB2

/ˈθɹɒt.l̩/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To control or reduce the power of an engine.

  2. 02

    noun

    A control that regulates engine power.

Examples

  • I need to drop these useless perceptions to take full throttle over my life.

  • The pilot controls the engine power using the throttle.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈθɹɔ.tl̩/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. The lever or pedal that controls this valve.

  2. The windpipe or trachea.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.

More examples

In context

  • When she saw the marks all over the wall, she wanted to throttle the toddler.

  • To my unpractised eye, the undulations in the track were quite imperceptible, but the engineer's hand on the throttle was never still.

  • Then up got Peg, and round the house gan scuttle, / In search of goods her customer to nail, / Until the Sultaun strain'd his princely throttle, / And hollow'd,—"Ma'am, that is not what I ail.["]

Synonyms

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The mechanic had to blank the engine to reduce its speed and noise.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English *throtel, diminutive of throte (“throat”), equivalent to throat + -le. Compare German Drossel (“throttle”). More at throat.