Throttle
verb
To control or limit something in order to prevent it from growing or becoming too powerful.
The government is trying to throttle dissent by censoring social media.
Often appears as...
- throttle back
- throttle down
verb
To strangle, to choke someone.
Be quiet, or I'll throttle you!
Often appears as...
- throttle oneself
- throttle someone
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.
He pushed the throttle to full power.
Often appears as...
- open throttle
- close throttle
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Technical
verb
To manage the speed of an engine with a throttle.
He throttled down the engine as we approached the dock.
Often appears as...
- throttle the engine
- throttle back
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To control or limit something in order to prevent it from growing or becoming too powerful.
The government is trying to throttle dissent by censoring social media.
Often appears as...
- throttle back
- throttle down
verb
To strangle, to choke someone.
Be quiet, or I'll throttle you!
Often appears as...
- throttle oneself
- throttle someone
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.
He pushed the throttle to full power.
Often appears as...
- open throttle
- close throttle
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To manage the speed of an engine with a throttle.
He throttled down the engine as we approached the dock.
Often appears as...
- throttle the engine
- throttle back
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe suppressing activities or growth.
The new regulations throttled industry expansion.
Pro Tip 2/2Limiting Resources
Commonly refers to limiting resources like money or information.
The company throttled investment into the risky project.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe suppressing activities or growth.
The new regulations throttled industry expansion.
Pro Tip 2/2Limiting Resources
Commonly refers to limiting resources like money or information.
The company throttled investment into the risky project.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe suppressing activities or growth.
The new regulations throttled industry expansion.
Pro Tip 2/2Limiting Resources
Commonly refers to limiting resources like money or information.
The company throttled investment into the risky project.
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Ben Saunders: Three...
Taxied up and down the runway a few times, just to flatten it out a bit, and he said, "Right, I'm going to -- I'm going to give it a go." And he -- I've now learned that this is standard practice, but it had me worried at the time. He put his hand on the throttle. You can see the control for the engines is actually on the roof of the cockpit.
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Proof: George Steinmetz...
started flying this crazy ultralight and it gave me a way to see the world in a way that I don't think it really been seen before it's the world's lightest and slowest aircraft kind of like a big leaf blower with a with like a kite overhead and you squeeze the throttle you run like health and is this like there's nothing there's no fuselage
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Jane Poynter: Life in...
and I want to throttle them. It's a certain type of aesthetic. We're very uncomfortable with untidiness. And I threw away my rake. And I let all of the leaves fall from the trees that I have on my property. And over time, essentially what have I been doing?
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Close Encounters with a...
for probably twenty or thirty years sixteen days we only had one encounter but it was a magical encounter we had anchored the boat over the edge of a deep bank we throttled back the engine and we're just going to sit there and
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To Mars and back, a...
not slow enough you end up having to use rockets these Rockets if they're fancy rockets with throttles velv slow your landing down to maybe one or two miles an hour but maybe as fast as 10 miles an
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Rubber, Meet Road PIPE Man...
snapped I was thinking what are we doing this is crazy holy that is your leg I've never been so thankful in my life brother bells are throttled the destruction of the sandals
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The Mechanical Lizard...
said that to me before and then he says go up that hill that one take it up that thing you might want to give it a little throttle and then
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
it's a samba dear she partially throttles her victim but doesn't kill it she will use this one to give a lesson to her cub
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Tiger Cub's first Kill PIPE...
The throttle hold is one of the most important things he has to learn and he's making a good start.
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Eagle vs. Sea Snake PIPE...
well deserved victory lap to the cheers of the throttle
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Ben Saunders: Three...
Taxied up and down the runway a few times, just to flatten it out a bit, and he said, "Right, I'm going to -- I'm going to give it a go." And he -- I've now learned that this is standard practice, but it had me worried at the time. He put his hand on the throttle. You can see the control for the engines is actually on the roof of the cockpit.
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Proof: George Steinmetz...
started flying this crazy ultralight and it gave me a way to see the world in a way that I don't think it really been seen before it's the world's lightest and slowest aircraft kind of like a big leaf blower with a with like a kite overhead and you squeeze the throttle you run like health and is this like there's nothing there's no fuselage
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Jane Poynter: Life in...
and I want to throttle them. It's a certain type of aesthetic. We're very uncomfortable with untidiness. And I threw away my rake. And I let all of the leaves fall from the trees that I have on my property. And over time, essentially what have I been doing?
Video examples
Close Encounters with a...
for probably twenty or thirty years sixteen days we only had one encounter but it was a magical encounter we had anchored the boat over the edge of a deep bank we throttled back the engine and we're just going to sit there and
Video examples
To Mars and back, a...
not slow enough you end up having to use rockets these Rockets if they're fancy rockets with throttles velv slow your landing down to maybe one or two miles an hour but maybe as fast as 10 miles an
Video examples
Rubber, Meet Road PIPE Man...
snapped I was thinking what are we doing this is crazy holy that is your leg I've never been so thankful in my life brother bells are throttled the destruction of the sandals
Video examples
The Mechanical Lizard...
said that to me before and then he says go up that hill that one take it up that thing you might want to give it a little throttle and then
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
it's a samba dear she partially throttles her victim but doesn't kill it she will use this one to give a lesson to her cub
Video examples
Tiger Cub's first Kill PIPE...
The throttle hold is one of the most important things he has to learn and he's making a good start.
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Eagle vs. Sea Snake PIPE...
well deserved victory lap to the cheers of the throttle
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Sarah Cooper
Jamaican Comedian
At my last job in the tech world, we'd throttle our wi-fi to experience what download speeds might be like for someone in the developing world. It was our attempt to experience it first hand. I thought it was a bit ridiculous because, no matter what we did, we wouldn't be able to fully experience their world unless we were living it every day.
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Leonard Nimoy
American Actor
I think about myself as like an ocean liner that's been going full speed for a long distance, and the captain pulls the throttle back all the way to 'stop,' but the ship doesn't stop immediately, does it? It has its own momentum and it keeps on going, and I'm very flattered that people are still finding me useful.
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Vinod Khosla
American Businessman
What an entrepreneur does is to build for the long run. If the market is great, you get all of the resources you can. You build to it. But a good entrepreneur is always prepared to throttle back, put on the brakes, and if the world changes, adapt to the world.
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Mara Wilson
American Writer
I had people in 'Entertainment Weekly' talking about how they wanted to throttle me because they thought I was too disgustingly cute, as if that were my fault, you know, as if that was my fault, not the fault of directors and producers and such.
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Jake Hager
American Wrestler
That's one thing I found out about myself when I left WWE: I'm that guy that needs to be pushed full throttle. That's when you're gonna get the best out of me.
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Ro Khanna
American Politician
Internet service providers should not be permitted to block, throttle and unfairly favor certain content, applications, services or devices.
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Marvin Ammori
American Lawyer
There is just one exception to the FCC's no-throttling rule - if a company can prove that throttling is 'reasonable network management.
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Janice Dickinson
American Model
The past explains how I got here, but the future is up to me - and I love to live life at full throttle.
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LeRoy Neiman
American Artist
But 'Playboy' was liberating. I was drawn to it and went for it full throttle.
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Vanessa Kirby
English Actress
I doubt myself a lot but go forward at full throttle anyway.
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Sarah Cooper
Jamaican Comedian
At my last job in the tech world, we'd throttle our wi-fi to experience what download speeds might be like for someone in the developing world. It was our attempt to experience it first hand. I thought it was a bit ridiculous because, no matter what we did, we wouldn't be able to fully experience their world unless we were living it every day.
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Leonard Nimoy
American Actor
I think about myself as like an ocean liner that's been going full speed for a long distance, and the captain pulls the throttle back all the way to 'stop,' but the ship doesn't stop immediately, does it? It has its own momentum and it keeps on going, and I'm very flattered that people are still finding me useful.
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Vinod Khosla
American Businessman
What an entrepreneur does is to build for the long run. If the market is great, you get all of the resources you can. You build to it. But a good entrepreneur is always prepared to throttle back, put on the brakes, and if the world changes, adapt to the world.
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Mara Wilson
American Writer
I had people in 'Entertainment Weekly' talking about how they wanted to throttle me because they thought I was too disgustingly cute, as if that were my fault, you know, as if that was my fault, not the fault of directors and producers and such.
Quote examples
Jake Hager
American Wrestler
That's one thing I found out about myself when I left WWE: I'm that guy that needs to be pushed full throttle. That's when you're gonna get the best out of me.
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Ro Khanna
American Politician
Internet service providers should not be permitted to block, throttle and unfairly favor certain content, applications, services or devices.
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Marvin Ammori
American Lawyer
There is just one exception to the FCC's no-throttling rule - if a company can prove that throttling is 'reasonable network management.
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Janice Dickinson
American Model
The past explains how I got here, but the future is up to me - and I love to live life at full throttle.
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LeRoy Neiman
American Artist
But 'Playboy' was liberating. I was drawn to it and went for it full throttle.
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Vanessa Kirby
English Actress
I doubt myself a lot but go forward at full throttle anyway.
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