[{"word":"throttling","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To strangle or choke someone.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/throttle","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/throttling"]}]