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Meaning of throttle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  throttle
      n 1: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
           [syn: {accelerator}, {throttle}, {throttle valve}]
      2: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the
         gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal},
         {gas}, {throttle}, {gun}]
      v 1: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of
           this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your
           friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit},
           {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}]
      2: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he
         tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been
         strangling several dozen prostitutes" [syn: {strangle},
         {strangulate}, {throttle}]
      3: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor" [syn: {choke},
         {throttle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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