1a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine:the engines were at full throttle
2 archaic a person’s throat, gullet, or windpipe.
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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:it has two engines that can be throttled
[no object] (throttle back or down) reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle:the pitch of the engine fell as the driver throttled back