Synonyms and Antonyms of throttle

synonym (synonym of throttle)

hypernym (throttle IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a pedal that controls the throttle valve (noun.artifact)
    foot lever, foot pedal, pedal, treadle
    a lever that is operated with the foot (noun.artifact)
     
  • a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine (noun.artifact)
    valve
    control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid (noun.artifact)
     
  • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (verb.contact)
    kill
    cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact)
     
  • place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
    check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
    lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)
     
  • reduce the air supply (verb.change)
    enrich
    make better or improve in quality (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF throttle relation)

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • a pedal that controls the throttle valve (noun.artifact)
    aeroplane, airplane, plane
    an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar
    a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine (noun.artifact)
     
  • a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine (noun.artifact)
    fuel system
    equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine (noun.artifact)
     

entail (entailment relations of throttle)

derivation (.... is derived from throttle)

  • a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine (noun.artifact)
    choke, throttle
    reduce the air supply (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    accelerate, speed, speed up
    cause to move faster (verb.change)
     
  • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (verb.contact)
    choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling
    the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    choker, garroter, garrotter, strangler, throttler
    someone who kills by strangling (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.plant)
    strangler, strangler tree
    an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree (noun.plant)
     
  • place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
    limitation, restriction
    an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    confinement, restriction
    the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    clipper, limiter
    (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip of more.. (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bond, hamper, shackle, trammel
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    bound, boundary, limit
    the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    limitation
    the quality of being limited or restricted (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.location)
    bound, boundary, bounds
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.person)
    controller, restrainer
    a person who directs and restrains (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    bound, boundary, edge
    a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)
     
  • (adj.all)
    restrictive
    serving to restrict (adj.all)
     
  • reduce the air supply (verb.change)
    accelerator, throttle, throttle valve
    a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, throttle
    a pedal that controls the throttle valve (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    choke
    a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym part meronym entail derivation accelerator throttle valve accelerator pedal gas bound confine valve foot lever enrich check kill reduce tighten tie gate draw a line draw the line fuel system aeroplane airplane auto automobile car compact compress constrict contract press squeeze choke accelerate speed accelerator throttle valve accelerator pedal
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