noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe wordnet
3. 3
   Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of throttle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

chokingasphyxiaasphyxiationburkingcensorshipchoke

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