English-Thai Dictionary

throttle

N หัว เปิด ปิด น้ำ  วาล์ว  gas-feed starter gas pedal hua-poed-pid-nam

 

throttle back

PHRV ทำให้ (เครื่องยนต์  ช้า ลง เพราะ เปลี่ยน คัน บังคับ  ทำให้ (เครื่องยนต์  เบา ลง  tam-hai-cha-long

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THROTTLE

n.[from throat. ] The windpipe or larynx.

 

THROTTLE

v.i.To choke; to suffocate; or to obstruct so as to endanger suffocation. 1. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

 

THROTTLE

v.t.To utter with breaks and interruptions, as a person half suffocated. Throttle their practic'd accents in their fears.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THROTTLE

Throt "tle, n. Etym: [Dim. of throat. See Throat. ]

 

1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. (Steam Engine )

 

Defn: The throttle valve. Throttle lever (Steam Engine ), the hand lever by which a throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive. -- Throttle valve (Steam Engine ), a valve moved by hand or by a governor for regulating the supply of steam to the steam chest. In one form it consists of a disk turning on a transverse axis.

 

THROTTLE

Throt "tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throttled; p. pr. & vb. n.Throttling.]

 

1. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle. Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck. Milton.

 

2. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. [R.] Throttle their practiced accent in their fears. Shak.

 

3. To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.

 

THROTTLE

THROTTLE Throt "tle, v. i.

 

1. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

 

2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

 

THROTTLER

THROTTLER Throt "tler, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Flasher, 3 (b ). [Prov. Eng. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

throttle

throt tle |ˈTHrätl ˈθrɑdl | ▶noun 1 a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine: the engines were at full throttle . 2 archaic a throat, gullet, or windpipe. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 attack or kill (someone ) by choking or strangling them: she was sorely tempted to throttle him | figurative : the revolution has throttled the free exchange of information and opinion. 2 control (an engine or vehicle ) with a throttle. • [ no obj. ] (throttle back or down ) reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle. DERIVATIVES throt tler |ˈTHrätl -ər, ˈTHrätlər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb ): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (sense 2, dating from the mid 16th cent. ) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

 

throttlehold

throt tle hold |ˈTHrätlˌhōld ˈθrɑtlhoʊld | ▶noun another term for stranglehold.

 

Oxford Dictionary

throttle

throt ¦tle |ˈθrɒt (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine: the engines were at full throttle . 2 archaic a person's throat, gullet, or windpipe. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 attack or kill (someone ) by choking or strangling them: she was sorely tempted to throttle him | figurative : the revolution has throttled the free exchange of information and opinion. 2 control (an engine or vehicle ) with a throttle. • [ no obj. ] (throttle back or down ) reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle. DERIVATIVES throttler noun ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb ): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. in sense 2 ) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

throttle

throttle verb 1 he tried to throttle her: choke, strangle, strangulate, garrote, gag. 2 attempts to throttle the criminal supply of drugs: suppress, inhibit, stifle, control, restrain, check, contain, choke off, put a /the lid on; stop, put an end to, end, stamp out.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

throttle

throttle verb 1 there was a pair of hands round her throat, throttling her: choke, strangle, strangulate, garrotte, asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, stifle. 2 attempts to throttle the criminal supply of drugs: suppress, inhibit, stifle, control, restrain, check, contain, put a /the lid on; crack down on, clamp down on, drive underground; stop, put an end to, bring to an end, end, stamp out, bring to a stop, halt, bring to a halt; informal put paid to, put the kibosh on, put the stopper on, do for.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

throttle

throt tle /θrɑ́t (ə )l |θrɔ́t (ə )l /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈人 〉ののどを絞める, 窒息させる .2 〈集団 企業など 〉を制圧 [圧迫 ]する .3 〈エンジンなど 〉を減速する (back, down ).自動詞 〈エンジンなどが 〉減速する (back, down ).名詞 1 C 〘機 〙スロットル, 絞り弁 〘エンジンへ送る燃料を調節する弁 〙; スロットルレバー ▸ open (up ) the throttle スロットルを開ける 2 U (スロットルで生まれる )推進力, 加速 ▸ at full throttle 全速力で 3 C (馬などの )のど, 食道 ; のど笛 .