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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 chokestranglestrangulategarrotteasphyxiatesmothersuffocatestiflesuppressinhibitstiflecontrolrestraincheckcontainput a/the lid oncrack down onclamp down ondrive undergroundstopput an end tobring to an endendstamp outbring to a stophaltbring to a haltinformal:put paid toput the kibosh onput the stopper ondo for
   • 2. control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle: "it has two engines that can be throttled"
   • ▪ reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle: "the pitch of the engine fell as the driver throttled back"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th century in sense 2) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

   Derivatives

   • 1. throttler noun

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