What does throttle mean?

v. to squeeze someone's throat tightly, making it hard for them to breathe; n. a device that controls the amount of fuel in an engine

throttle

🇺🇸 /ˈθrɑːtl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈθrɒtl/

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verb

to squeeze someone's throat tightly, making it hard for them to breathe

The attacker tried to throttle his victim, but was stopped by a passerby.

noun

a device that controls the amount of fuel in an engine

The motorcycle's throttle was very responsive to the rider's touch.

to squeeze someone's throat tightly, making it hard for them to breathe

a device that controls the amount of fuel in an engine

3rd Present throttles

Past throttled

Perfect throttled

Progressive throttling

Plural throttles