Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve.

throttle valve.

the throat, gullet, or windpipe, as of a horse.

to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle.

to choke or suffocate in any way.

to compress by fastening something tightly around.

to silence or check as if by choking

His message was throttled by censorship.

Machinery .

to obstruct or check the flow of (a fluid), as to control the speed of an engine.

to reduce the pressure of (a fluid) by passing it from a smaller area to a larger one. ?

at full throttle

at maximum speed.

verb

free , release

verb

burke , control , gag , inhibit , silence , smother , stifle , strangle , strangulate , suppress , choke , hold back , hold down , hush , muffle , quench , squelch , accelerator , garrote , gun , suffocate