/ˈθrɑːtl/
throt·tle
BrE /ˈθrɒtl/
NAmE /ˈθrɑːtl/
~ sb
to attack or kill sb by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing
SYN strangle
He throttled the guard with his bare hands.
(humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying).
(figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic.
ˌthrottle (sth) ˈback/ˈdown/ˈup
to control the supply of fuel or power to an engine in order to reduce/increase the speed of a vehicle
I throttled back as we approached the runway.
throt·tle
BrE /ˈθrɒtl/
NAmE /ˈθrɑːtl/
a device that controls the amount of fuel that goes into the engine of a vehicle, for example the accelerator in a car
He drove along at full throttle (= as fast as possible).