Main entry: accelerator, throttle, throttle valve
Definition: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
Main entry: accelerator, accelerator pedal, throttle, gas, gas pedal, gun
Definition: a pedal that controls the throttle valve
Usage: he stepped on the gas
Definition: reduce the air supply
Usage: choke a carburetor
Main entry: restrain, restrict, confine, bound, limit, trammel, throttle
Definition: place limits on (extent or access)
Usage: restrict the use of this parking lot; limit the time you can spend with your friends
Main entry: strangle, strangulate, throttle
Definition: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Usage: he tried to strangle his opponent; A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes