Throttle

Meaning

Noun

●

A

that

the supply of fuel-air

to an

internal combustion engine

and thus

its

; a

that

the

supply to an

.

●

The

or

that

this valve.

●

In Anatomy:

The

or trachea.

Verb

●

To control or

the

of (an engine).

●

To

on the

of (an

, person, organization, network

, etc.).

●

In Violence:

To

or

someone.

●

To have the

be

of

; to

; to suffocate.

●

To

, as when

suffocated.

●

To

with

and

, in the

of a person

suffocated.

Sourced from

Origin

throttle

English

throtlen

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

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Rhymes

Ship In A Bottle

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