throttle Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
throttle valve; accelerator.
noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
gas pedal; accelerator pedal; accelerator; gas; gun.
- he stepped on the gas
verb place limits on (extent or access)
bound; restrict; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
strangle; strangulate.
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
verb reduce the air supply
choke.
- choke a carburetor

Dim. of throat. See Throat.

imperfect & past participle Throttled ; present participle & verbal noun Throttling

To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck. Milton.
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. R.
Throttle their practiced accent in their fears. Shak.
To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.

To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.