THROTTLE
Throt"tle, v. i.
1. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
THROTTLER
Throt"tler, n.
1. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Flasher, 3 (b). [Prov. Eng.]
THROUGH Through, prep. Etym: [OE. thurgh, , , , AS. ; akin to OS. thurh, thuru, OFries. thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth. ; cf. Ir. tri, tre, W. trwy. *53. Cf. Nostril, Thorough, Thrill.]
1. From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
2. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue. Through the gate of ivory he dismissed His valiant offspring. Dryden.