Main Entry: ¹throt·tle

Pronunciation: \ˈthrä-t^əl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): throt·tled; throt·tling \ˈthrät-liŋ, ˈthrä-t^əl-iŋ\

Etymology: Middle English throtelen, from throte throat

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 a (1) : to compress the throat of : choke (2) : to kill by such action b : to prevent or check expression or activity of : suppress <policies that throttle creativity>
2 a : to decrease the flow of (as steam or fuel to an engine) by a valve b : to regulate and especially to reduce the speed of (as an engine) by such means c : to vary the thrust of (a rocket engine) during flightintransitive verb : to throttle something (as an engine) —usually used with back or down <the pilot throttled back>

— throt·tler \ˈthrät-lər, ˈthrä-t^əl-ər\ noun