I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
back
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Clean, the Fouga glides well, so it is easy to throttle back to idle and float home.
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A boat's engine, throttled back and purring softly, somewhere beyond the headland to the east.
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I tried to pull the canopy back but it was impossible against the dive so I flattened out and throttled back.
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Weight was slowly ebbing; the rockets were being throttled back as the ship eased itself into orbit.
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When throttling back select carburettor heat before doing so.
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During this time the main engines gradually throttle back .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The government is attempting to throttle the uprising before it spreads.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His gnarled hands throttled the bulwarks.
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I could see them twitch with confusion, like machines throttled full ahead and with the brake on.
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I fear it can throttle imagination.
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I remember when I found out Mandy was sleeping with that geek Kevin, I felt like throttling the pair of them.
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On occasion he found himself scanning the lake, throttling down as he passed bleak islands of rock and pine.
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There was a pair of hands round her throat, throttling her.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
full
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Shelford was at full throttle and all that stood in his way to a four pointer was the frail-looking frame of Roebuck.
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Mike Holmgren is coming home the way anyone would like to do it, a winner, career at full throttle .
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As the boat is reversing steadily, Grant gives it full throttle forward.
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Between six-day-a-week early morning practices and a string of visits by high school recruits, Jody is at full throttle .
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With mainsail set and at full throttle we steamed for home.
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Activists are going full throttle , too, leafleting homes, speaking out at public meetings.
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The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle .
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A Tory campaign machine on full throttle generally encountered sour looks and sullen stares.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Ace threw herself at the speeder controls, stamping on the throttle override while wrenching the steering column forward.
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As the boat is reversing steadily, Grant gives it full throttle forward.
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For autorotation practice, the throttle will be set to give a safe idle speed.
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He took his left hand off the throttle and punched himself in the face.
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The throttle twist grip on the end of the collective stick has to be coordinated with the up and down movements.
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The lighter valves also allow the firm to use 30 per cent softer valve springs-improving throttle response.
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There's not a huge level of power available-you can snap the throttle open without feeling intimidated.
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Yanto grinned and twisted the throttle again.