throttle

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To race, your throttle is a button in the bottom right side of the screen.

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  1. noun A valve that regulates the flow of a fluid, such as the valve in an internal-combustion engine that controls the amount of vaporized fuel entering the cylinders.
  2. noun A lever or pedal controlling such a valve.
  3. transitive verb To regulate the flow of (fuel) in an engine.
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  • To race, your throttle is a button in the bottom right side of the screen. —  IntoMobile
  • Drivers who like to feel the engine's torque when pressing on the throttle will be giddy with the 236 lb. -ft. of torque at 1,750 rpm.
  • I want them to light up, in sequence bottom to top, based on how much throttle is applied. —  The Truth About Cars
  • A lot of guys love the feel of the wind as they test the car's throttle, and a lot of guys like the feel of the sun on their skin as they cruise around town. —  AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
  • Greatly simplified, the throttle is automatically blipped, putting the engine speed precisely where it needs to be when the clutch is reengaged during downshifts. —  Autoblog
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brake ·  thermostat ·  accelerator ·  turbine ·  rudder ·  thruster ·  gearshift ·  handlebar ·  deckedge ·  exhaust ·  windage ·  latch

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throttle:   throttling ·  throttled
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Short for throttle valve, from throttle, to strangle, choke, from Middle English throtelen, probably from throte, throat; see throat.

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  1. from Middle English *throtel = German drossel, the throat; diminutive of throat.
  2. from Middle English throtlen (= German er-drosseln); from throttle, n.
 

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