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# throttle

«throttle» in Mova's school dictionary: **the control in a car, motorbike, boat or plane that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a throttle, throttles); verb (throttle, throttles, throttled, throttling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A throttle is the control in a car, motorbike, boat or plane that changes how much fuel or power goes to the engine, so it goes faster or slower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#m1)

2) To throttle someone is to squeeze their throat so they cannot breathe; this is very dangerous and a serious crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#m2)

3) (humour) «I could throttle him!» means you are very cross, not that you would really do it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#m3)

4) To throttle something is to slow it or limit it, like an internet company throttling a connection speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science and technology, the throttle controls engine power; pilots and drivers «open the throttle» to speed up and «go full throttle». In everyday chat, «full throttle» means doing something with all your energy. Safety: never put hands or anything around anyone's neck, even as a game. Phrases: «full throttle», «open the throttle», «throttle back».

### examples

- The pilot opened the throttle and the plane sped down the runway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#x1)
- We cycled full throttle down the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#x2)
- Twist the throttle to make the motorbike go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#x3)
- My phone's internet was throttled after I used all my data. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#x4)
- «I could throttle my brother for reading my diary!» Mum laughed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#x5)
- Never squeeze someone's neck — it can throttle them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/#x6)

### note

Regular verb: throttled, throttling. The joking «I could throttle you» is an idiom for being annoyed; the real act is violence.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «throttle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throttle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.