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verb, nounBrE /ˈθrɒtl/￼NAmE /ˈθrɑːtl/￼verb~ sbto attack or kill sb by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing￼ ＝strangle￼He throttled the guard with his bare hands.￼ (humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying).￼ (figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic.￼ˌthrottle (sth) ˈback/ˈdown/ˈupto control the supply of fuel or power to an engine in order to reduce/increase the speed of a vehicle￼I throttled back as we approached the runway.nounlate Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.a device that controls the amount of fuel that goes into the engine of a vehicle, for example the accelerator in a car￼He drove along at full throttle (= as fast as possible).￼ (figurative) The campaign is continuing to run at full throttle.

Throttled Throttle Order Fuel Engine Noun Throat Full