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throttle

/ˈθrɒtl/verb

उच्चारण थ्रॉटल

गला घोंटना; दबा देना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sb/sth

    to attack or kill somebody by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing; to stop something from succeeding

    गला घोंटना; दबा देना

    • High taxes throttled small businesses.

    Synonyms strangle choke suppress stifle curb

    Opposite encourage promote free

noun
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    [C]

    a device that controls the amount of fuel going into an engine

    थ्रॉटल (ईंधन नियंत्रक)

    • at full throttle

    Synonyms accelerator regulator valve

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

strangle choke suppress stifle curb accelerator regulator valve

Antonyms

encourage promote free

AaSpelling

throt·tle

?Which word?

Keep the choke words together: throttle, strangle (kill by squeezing the throat; stop something developing), choke, stifle (prevent something from happening; make it hard to breathe), smother, suffocate.

गला घोंटने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: throttle, strangle (गला दबाकर मारना; विकास रोकना), choke, stifle (कुछ होने से रोकना; साँस लेना कठिन बनाना), smother, suffocate।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: throttle also means slow down internet speed ('data throttling').

प्रयोग में throttle का अर्थ इंटरनेट गति धीमी करना भी है ('data throttling')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

At full throttle (as fast or as much as possible: 'working at full throttle').

Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: at full throttle (जितना तेज़ या अधिक संभव हो: 'working at full throttle')।