throttle back
● throttle
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ˌthrottle ˈback [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they throttle back he/she/it throttles back present participle throttling back past tense throttled back past participle throttled back] phrasal verb
to reduce the speed of a vehicle by reducing the supply of fuel to the engine
Thesaurus: to slow downsynonym
Main entry: throttle
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throttle back [phrasal verb]
throttle back or throttle back (something) or throttle (something) back : to reduce the amount of fuel flowing to an engine by adjusting the throttle
He throttled back to 45 mph.
— sometimes used figuratively
You need to throttle back your anger. [=you need to stop being so angry]
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Main Entry: ↑throttle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.