A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.

(transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine). / (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of throttle

plural of throttle

simple past tense and past participle of throttle

present participle of throttle

The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.

plural of throttling

simple past tense and past participle of throttle down

To reduce power to (an engine), reduce speed / To suppress (an emotion)