Definitions from Wiktionary (throttle)
▸ noun: A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
▸ noun: The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
▸ noun: (anatomy, archaic) The windpipe or trachea.
▸ verb: (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
▸ verb: (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
▸ verb: (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
▸ verb: (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
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▸ noun: A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
▸ noun: The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
▸ noun: (anatomy, archaic) The windpipe or trachea.
▸ verb: (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
▸ verb: (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
▸ verb: (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
▸ verb: (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
▸ Also see throttle
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