throttle

verb

/ˈθrɒtl/

/ˈθrɑːtl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they throttle	/ˈθrɒtl/ /ˈθrɑːtl/
he / she / it throttles	/ˈθrɒtlz/ /ˈθrɑːtlz/
past simple throttled	/ˈθrɒtld/ /ˈθrɑːtld/
past participle throttled	/ˈθrɒtld/ /ˈθrɑːtld/
-ing form throttling	/ˈθrɒtlɪŋ/ /ˈθrɑːtlɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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throttle somebody to attack or kill somebody by pressing their throat in order to stop them from breathing synonym 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.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

noun

/ˈθrɒtl/

/ˈθrɑːtl/

Idioms

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a device that controls the amount of fuel that goes into the engine of a vehicle, for example the accelerator in a carTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

Idioms

at full throttle

as fast as possible; with as much power or energy as possible
- He drove along at full throttle.
- The campaign is continuing to run at full throttle.