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 , 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 (?), 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.
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