Throttlebottom
[throt-l-bot-uh m] /ˈθrɒt lˌbɒt əm/
noun, (sometimes lowercase)
1.
a harmless incompetent in public office.
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noun 1. Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve. 2. throttle valve. 3. the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse. verb (used with object), throttled, throttling. 4. to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle. 5. to choke or suffocate in any […]
- Throttlehold
[throt-l-hohld] /ˈθrɒt lˌhoʊld/ noun 1. a stifling grip; stranglehold: The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom.
- Throttle-lever
noun 1. throttle (def 1).
- Throttle-valve
noun 1. a valve for throttling the working fluid of an engine, refrigerator, etc.
- Throttling
noun 1. Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve. 2. throttle valve. 3. the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse. verb (used with object), throttled, throttling. 4. to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle. 5. to choke or suffocate in any […]