squelch vs throttle

squelch

verb
  • To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground. 

  • To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength. 

  • To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force. 

  • To walk or step through a substance such as mud. 

noun
  • A squelching sound. 

  • A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres. 

  • The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver. 

throttle

verb
  • To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. 

  • To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. 

  • To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. 

  • To control or adjust the speed of (an engine). 

  • To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.). 

  • To strangle or choke someone. 

noun
  • A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine. 

  • The lever or pedal that controls this valve. 

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