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throttle

[ throt-l ]
/ ˈθrɒt l /
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noun
verb (used with object), throt·tled, throt·tling.
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Idioms about throttle

    at full throttle, at maximum speed.

Origin of throttle

1350–1400; (v.) Middle English throtelen, frequentative of throten to cut the throat of (someone), strangle, derivative of throat; (noun) probably diminutive of Middle English throtethroat; compare German Drossel

OTHER WORDS FROM throttle

throttler, nounun·throt·tled, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for throttle

throttle
/ (ˈθrɒtəl) /

noun
Also called: throttle valve any device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine
an informal or dialect word for throat
verb (tr)
to kill or injure by squeezing the throat
to suppressto throttle the press
to control or restrict (a flow of fluid) by means of a throttle valve

Derived forms of throttle

throttler, noun

Word Origin for throttle

C14: throtelen, from throte throat
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