throttle
English Thesaurus
1. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | valve, |
| definition | : | control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | fuel system, |
| definition | : | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine (noun.artifact) |
2. a pedal that controls the throttle valve (noun.artifact)
| part meronym | : | aeroplane, airplane, plane, |
| definition | : | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar, |
| definition | : | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine (noun.artifact) |
3. reduce the air supply (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | enrich, |
| definition | : | make better or improve in quality (verb.change) |
4. place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | reduce, tighten, |
| definition | : | narrow or limit (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | tie, |
| definition | : | limit or restrict to (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | gate, |
| definition | : | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | mark off, mark out, |
| definition | : | set boundaries to and delimit (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | baffle, regulate, |
| definition | : | check the emission of (sound) (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | clamp down, crack down, |
| definition | : | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | inhibit, |
| definition | : | limit the range or extent of (verb.change) |
5. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
6. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | choke, throttle, |
| definition | : | reduce the air supply (verb.change) |
7. a pedal that controls the throttle valve (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | choke, throttle, |
| definition | : | reduce the air supply (verb.change) |
8. reduce the air supply (verb.change)
| derivation | : | choke, |
| definition | : | a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact) |
9. place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
| definition | : | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | confinement, restriction, |
| definition | : | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipper, limiter, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | bond, hamper, shackle, trammel, |
| definition | : | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | bound, boundary, limit, |
| definition | : | the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | limitation, |
| definition | : | the quality of being limited or restricted (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
| definition | : | a principle that limits the extent of something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bound, boundary, bounds, |
| definition | : | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | bound, boundary, edge, |
| definition | : | a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | limitation, |
| definition | : | (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | restrictive, |
| definition | : | serving to restrict (adj.all) |
10. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | strangler, strangler tree, |
| definition | : | an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree (noun.plant) |
11. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | choke, throttle, |
| definition | : | reduce the air supply (verb.change) |
12. a pedal that controls the throttle valve (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | choke, throttle, |
| definition | : | reduce the air supply (verb.change) |
13. reduce the air supply (verb.change)
| derivation | : | choke, |
| definition | : | a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact) |
14. place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
| definition | : | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | confinement, restriction, |
| definition | : | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipper, limiter, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | bond, hamper, shackle, trammel, |
| definition | : | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | bound, boundary, limit, |
| definition | : | the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | limitation, |
| definition | : | the quality of being limited or restricted (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
| definition | : | a principle that limits the extent of something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bound, boundary, bounds, |
| definition | : | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | bound, boundary, edge, |
| definition | : | a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | limitation, |
| definition | : | (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | restrictive, |
| definition | : | serving to restrict (adj.all) |
15. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | strangler, strangler tree, |
| definition | : | an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree (noun.plant) |
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