throttle
1 noun devicescóig fem2 to open the throttle an scóig a oscailt 2 noun power of enginescóig fem2 at half throttle (also on half throttle) ar leathscóigTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb strangle, choke TRANSITIVEtacht verb sciúch verb he tried to throttle him with a rope rinne sé iarracht é a thachtadh le rópa, rinne sé iarracht é a sciúchadh le rópaI'd happily throttle her is beag a thabharfadh orm í a thachtadh 4 verb stop development of TRANSITIVEplúch verb bac a chur le it's throttling the economy tá an geilleagar plúchta leis, tá bac á chur ar an ngeilleagar aige