What's the difference between throat and throttle?

Throat


Definition:

  • (n.) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.
  • (n.) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the fauces.
  • (n.) A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase.
  • (n.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
  • (n.) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
  • (n.) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
  • (n.) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
  • (n.) The inside of a timber knee.
  • (n.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
  • (v. t.) To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats.
  • (v. t.) To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A throat swab from one patient grew group A, beta haemolytic streptococci, and in each case unequivocal evidence of seroreaction to streptococcal antigens was present.
  • (2) During the couple's 30-year marriage she had twice reported him to the police for grabbing her by the throat, before they divorced in 2005.
  • (3) Epstein-Barr Virus was found in throat, lungs and blood, whereas the specific antibodies production was delayed.
  • (4) A 27-year-old lady presented with history of discomfort in the throat and difficulty in swallowing for two weeks.
  • (5) The tinsel coiled around a jug of squash and bauble in the strip lighting made a golf-ball size knot of guilt burn in my throat.
  • (6) S. epidermidis was isolated from the throat in a very small percentage of all the people examined.
  • (7) Most infections have flu-like symptoms including fever, coughing, sore throat, runny nose, and aches and pains.
  • (8) The results of numerous microbiological investigations of sputa, nose and throat swabs before and during the long-term study are interpreted under certain aspects and questioning.
  • (9) A 50-year-old woman with a 27-year history of ankylosing spondylitis developed cricoarytenoid joint arthritis that was indicated by hoarseness, sore throat, and vocal cord fixation.
  • (10) Fifty-nine infants (45%) had at least one culture site positive for U. urealyticum (eye, 4%; nasopharynx 24%; throat, 16%; vagina, 53%; and rectum, 9%).
  • (11) Our semiquantitative methods for the culture of H. influenzae type b, consisting of inoculation of 0.001 ml of throat swab fluid on antiserum agar plates and division of the results into three grades of intensity, showed agreement as to intensity of colonization in over 80% of repeat throat cultures.
  • (12) It may be feasible to use the direct fluorometric test in a diagnostic laboratory as described or possibly to adapt it for automatic processing of throat swab cultures.
  • (13) Since 8 of 18 patients with streptococcal throat infection had normal NBT test results, the NBT test apparently is of limited value in the early recognition of these infections.
  • (14) Two middle-aged subjects, a male and female, with spastic dysphonia (hoarseness, stammering) were treated with both frontalis and throat muscle electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback.
  • (15) It’s good to hear a full-throated defence of social security as a basic principle of civilisation, and a reiteration of the madness of renewing Trident; pleasing too to behold how much Burnham and Cooper have had to belatedly frame their arguments in terms of fundamental principle.
  • (16) For routine grouping, extracts were prepared from the first one-half-plate subculture of the initial throat culture.
  • (17) A lot, without it being thrust down their throats.” The app will add more stories over time, with Moore saying American narrators will be included, and ultimately translations into other languages too.
  • (18) One day, a man she had interviewed held a knife to her throat, holding her captive for 10 days and only releasing her when the French embassy came looking for her.
  • (19) The proportion of culture sore-throat patients returned to the original 55% level after an initial period of enthusiasm.
  • (20) These symptoms include eye, nose, and throat irritation; headache; mental fatigue; and respiratory distress.

Throttle


Definition:

  • (n.) The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
  • (n.) The throttle valve.
  • (v. t.) To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
  • (v. t.) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
  • (v. t.) To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.
  • (v. i.) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
  • (v. i.) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Talking this week to several, I heard the same story of exorbitant fees and shocking interest rates throttling real production, while Adair Turner's "socially useless" financial products attract limitless bubble credit.
  • (2) If the prime minister does not invite a contest, then the right thing is for the key cabinet names mentioned above to throttle any further coup attempts, to rally round him, shut up about his many weaknesses, and slog on, in the best spirit possible.
  • (3) Brin's contention that censorship and "walled gardens", such as Apple's operating systems and Facebook's world of applications, will throttle the world of free and linked information on which Google has built its fortune may be right.
  • (4) Some of Rio's most impressive architecture can still be found in and around Praça XV, but it has been throttled by modernity, its colonial charm obliterated by a concrete flyover, now black and decrepit, built directly over the top of it.
  • (5) The simple windkessel, throttle, and atrium principle was used for the mock loop design presented.
  • (6) It is the difficulty in transmitting the truth of violence.” Last year, Louis, who has been compared to the Norwegian autobiographical novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard , published his second book, Histoire de la Violence (story of violence), based on an incident when he was throttled and raped by an Algerian man he picked up in the street on Christmas Eve.
  • (7) Therefore, the findings that calcium antagonists could dose-dependently throttle the insulin output after addition of glucose in pancreas perfusion experiments in vitro were of considerable concern.
  • (8) That day, the European Union’s special envoy, Carl Bildt, met Mladic and Miloševic while the killing machine was at full throttle, though he seems not to have mentioned the massacre.
  • (9) Harwood, 45, who was found not guilty of Tomlinson's manslaughter on Thursday, had repeatedly been accused of using excessive force during his career, including claims he punched, throttled, kneed and unlawfully arrested people.
  • (10) The same number had turned up for the morning session, in which she won her heat in the style of Usain Bolt, getting out of the throttle with 25 metres to go and freewheeling home several lengths ahead of her nearest competitor.
  • (11) To let the BBC throttle the news market, and get bigger to compensate."
  • (12) The revolutionary volunteers have churned out caricatures of Gaddafi being throttled until money pops from his throat, and of him naked and alone on a desert island with a slogan that says he is with the only friend he has in the world.
  • (13) A review of the records of 112 nonsurvivors and 59 survivors of strangulation revealed that hyoid bone and laryngotracheal fractures occurred in both groups, particularly in throttling victims.
  • (14) 7.46pm: There are 4 categories of unexpected acceleration, says Toyoda, in rather scholarly fashion - problems with electronic throttles, the way the vehicle's used, the structure of the car and the structure of the parts.
  • (15) The cases and means of homicidal cases were classified by cutlery and pointed weapons: 243 cases, strangulation and throttling: 104 cases, blunt or similar ones: 96 cases, fire arms (pistol or hunting gun): 35 cases, poisoning: 8 cases, murder by fire: 4 cases, and 6 other cases.
  • (16) If they ignore two warning letters, persistent illegal filesharers should have their broadband connections throttled "to a level which would render filesharing of media files impractical while leaving basic email and web access", according to a statement after the meeting.
  • (17) Recommendations to minimize the number and severity of snowmobiling injuries in children include an education program for both adults and their children, use of lightweight cowling to protect the legs, incorporation of a governor on the throttle to prevent excessive speeds, and use of a restraint for children travelling as passengers on the snowmobile.
  • (18) By thoracic aortic throttling, spinal cord blood flow patterns have been differentiated to be of 3 types.
  • (19) Bloated bureaucracies slow to act and which throttle enterprise, creativity and freedom.
  • (20) Choi Jeong-ho, a senior official at South Korea's ministry of land, infrastructure and transport, said investigators confirmed the auto throttle was in an armed position, and an exact analysis on whether the automatic throttle system worked will be possible after an analysis on the plane's black box.