throttle

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Middle English throte

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Singular
throttle

Plural
throttles

throttle (plural throttles)

  1. 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.
  2. The lever or pedal that controls this valve.

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Infinitive
to throttle

Third person singular
throttles

Simple past
throttled

Past participle
throttled

Present participle
throttling

to throttle (third-person singular simple present throttles, present participle throttling, simple past and past participle throttled)

  1. To cut back on the speed of an engine, a person or organization.
  2. To strangle or choke someone.

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