Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - throttle
Throttle
throttle
n. & v. --n. 1 a (in full throttle-valve) a valve controlling the flow of fuel or steam etc. in an engine. b (in full throttle-lever) a lever or pedal operating this valve. 2 the throat, gullet, or windpipe. --v.tr. 1 choke or strangle. 2 prevent the utterance etc. of. 3 control (an engine or steam etc.) with a throttle. Phrases and idioms throttle back (or down) reduce the speed of (an engine or vehicle) by throttling. Derivatives throttler n. Etymology: ME throtel (v.), perh. f. THROAT + -LE(4): (n.) perh. a dimin. of THROAT
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I. verb (~d; throttling) Etymology: Middle English throtelen, from throte throat Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to compress the throat of ; choke, to kill by such action, to prevent or check expression or activity of ; suppress , 2. to decrease the flow of (as steam or fuel to an engine) by a valve, to regulate and especially to reduce the speed of (as an engine) by such means, to vary the thrust of (a rocket engine) during flight, intransitive verb to ~ something (as an engine), ~r noun II. noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle English *throtel, diminutive of throte throat Date: circa 1547 1. throat 1a, trachea 1, 2. a valve for regulating the supply of a fluid (as steam) to an engine, the lever controlling this valve, the condition of being ~d ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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