- throttle⇄expr. go full throttle, to go at full speed.
Ex. He starts at 8 a.m. and goes full throttle until after midnight (Time). Practically everything was going full throttle throughout the [musical] composition (New Yorker). - throttle⇄noun 1. a valve regulating the flow of steam, gasoline vapor, or other fuel or driving fluid or gas, to an engine.
Ex. He slowed down the motorcycle and closed the throttle.
2. a lever, pedal, or other regulator working such a valve. The thr - throttle⇄throttle, noun, verb, -tled,-tling.
- throttle⇄v.i. to be choked; strangle; suffocate.
- throttle⇄v.t. 1. to stop the breath of by pressure on the throat; strangle.
Ex. The thief throttled the dog to keep it from barking.
(SYN) choke, suffocate, garrote.
2. (Figurative.) to check or stop the flow of; suppress.
Ex. High tarif