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• n  a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
• n  a pedal that controls the throttle valve
• v  place limits on (extent or access)
• v  kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
• v  reduce the air supply

• Sandra threw the throttle into reverse to stop the unnerving glide, but the incident dampened the high spirits.
• A small boy tried to throttle his cousin.
• Before Daniel opened the throttle wider, he put on earplugs to cut off the engine's noise.

• accelerator
• throttle valve
• accelerator pedal
• gas pedal
• gas
• gun
• restrict
• restrain
• trammel
• limit
• bound
• confine
• strangle
• strangulate
• choke

News & Articles

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• LG to mass-produce flexible displays for smartphones
  Looking to get a leg-up in the bendable display market, LG Display is going full throttle ahead with production of the new technology for mobile devices. Originally posted at News - Mobile
  June 20, 2013 - CNET
• Motivated from head to toe – Volkswagen ahead of the Rally Italy
  Full throttle into the second half of the season: when Volkswagen takes on the Rally Italy in Sardinia from 20th to 22nd June, it will be facing the most compact round of the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship. Each of the works pairs has been preparing for the Rally Italy with a number of tests on Sardinia’s gravel roads in the 315-hp four wheel-drive car from Wolfsburg. The goal for ... Keep ...
  June 18, 2013 - Motorsport.com
• Used Throttle Body Assemblies Now for Sale for Fuel Injected Vehicles at AutoProsUSA.com
  Used throttle body assemblies are now for sale online for fuel injected vehicles at the AutoProsUSA.com company. These assemblies are sourced from preowned dealers that are now offering better pricing and multiple component types for owners of modern vehicles to benefit. (PRWeb June 15, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/used-throttle-body-units/used-fuel-system-parts ...
  June 16, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Wesley Sneijder in The Associated Press
  For 45 minutes we went full throttle,said Wesley Sneijder. "We were rewarded."
• Jeff Burton in FOXNews
  Everybody in this garage knows how to use the brake pedal and the throttle and use the steering wheels,Burton said. "Yet people chose not to use them correctly because it was either in their best interest to run over the guy in front of...
• Nobuo Tanaka in Oil & Gas Journal
  Production by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is "at record highs and non-OPEC producers are working at full throttle, but stocks show no unusual build," Tanaka said, adding, "These factors demonstrate that it is...