| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
throttle (ˈθrɒtəl) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: throttle valve any device that controls the quantity of fuel or fuel and air mixture entering an engine |
| 2. | an informal or dialect word for throat |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to kill or injure by squeezing the throat |
| 4. | to suppress: to throttle the press |
| 5. | to control or restrict (a flow of fluid) by means of a throttle valve |
| [C14:throtelen, from throte | |
| 'throttler | |
| —n | |