Answer: throttle

AnswerCrossword Clue
THROTTLECasey Jones gripped it
throttleto silence or check
throttledevice controlling the flow of fuel
throttleto choke
throttleat maximum speed
throttleto strangle (to choke to death)
THROTTLEStrangle
THROTTLEBeat badly
THROTTLEMechanism for Casey Jones
THROTTLEChoke
THROTTLEGas pedal
THROTTLEDiesel engine's lack
THROTTLEFuel regulator
THROTTLESqueeze, as the neck
THROTTLEPedal that gets pushed to the metal
THROTTLEEngine valve
THROTTLESqueeze at the neck
THROTTLEFlow regulator