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    throttle
    /ˈθrɒtl/

    noun

    • 1. a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine: "the engines were at full throttle"
    • 2. a person's throat, gullet, or windpipe. archaic

    verb

    • 1. attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them: "she was sorely tempted to throttle him" Similar chokestranglestrangulategarrotte
    • 2. control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle: "it has two engines that can be throttled"

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