I. throt ‧ tle 1 /ˈθrɒtl $ ˈθrɑːtl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: throat ]
1 . to kill or injure someone by holding their throat very tightly so that they cannot breathe SYN strangle :
He grabbed her by the throat and began throttling her.
2 . to make it difficult or impossible for something to succeed:
policies which are throttling many Asian economies
throttle back phrasal verb
to reduce the amount of ↑ fuel flowing into an engine, in order to reduce its speed
II. throttle 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . technical a piece of equipment that controls the amount of ↑ fuel going into a vehicle’s engine
at/on full throttle
the engines were at full throttle (=the throttle was open so the engines could go very fast)
2 . full throttle as fast or as much as possible:
The team’s offense ran full throttle.
at/on full throttle
a political campaign on full throttle