Translate throttle | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of throttle
noun
1a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine:the engines were at full throttle
2 archaic a throat, gullet, or windpipe.
verb
[with object] 1attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them:she was sorely tempted to throttle him figurativeinternational sanctions were then throttling the country’s economy
2control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle. [no object] (
throttle back or
down)
reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle.
