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throttle
What does throttle mean?
throttle (noun): a valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use throttle in a sentence?
- The pilot controls the engine power using the throttle. (Tatoeba sentence #5325844 by Hybrid, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce throttle?
/ˈθɹɑtəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does throttle come from?
From Middle English *throtel, diminutive of throte (“throat”), equivalent to throat + -le.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of throttle?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “throttle” mean?
a small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building
Not quite: that's what yard means.
an entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion
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a valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed
Right! That's what “throttle” means.
a person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)
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Which word is closest in meaning to “throttle”?
association
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accelerator
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information
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development
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