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Throttles
- noun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
- place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
- reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
Throw Off
- verb - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
- get rid of; "I couldn''t shake the car that was following me"
- get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
Throw Out
- verb - bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument"
- cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!"
- force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
- put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"
- remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
- throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
Throw Rug
- noun - a small rug; several can be used in a room
Throw-Off
- - A start in a hunt or a race.
Throwaway
- adjective - (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
- intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers"
- thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
- words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
Throwback
- adjective - a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
- characteristic of an atavist
Throwster
- noun - a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
Thrumming
- verb - make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
- sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"
- sound with a monotonous hum