Throt"tle (?), n. [Dim. of throat. See
Throat.] 1. The windpipe, or trachea; the
weasand. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Steam Engine) 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.
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.
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.
Throt"tle (?), n. [Dim. of throat. See
Throat.] 1. The windpipe, or trachea; the
weasand. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Steam Engine) 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.
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.
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.
