throttle back

ˈθrɒtəl bæk

Definition

Definition of throttle back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

activitydecrease effort or intensity in an activity

She had to throttle back her work hours to avoid burnout.

ease off

mechanicsreduce speed or power of an engine

The pilot decided to throttle back during the descent.

decelerate

slow down

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Expressions with throttle

at full throttle

adv.

with maximum speed or effort

The car raced down the highway at full throttle.

full throttle

state of being very active or energetic

He approached the project with full throttle enthusiasm..

throttle down

decrease intensity or activity

The manager asked the team to throttle down their efforts after the project was completed.

open the throttle

accelerate or increase intensity in an activity

She opened the throttle on her workout routine.

blip the throttle

quickly open the throttle to increase engine speed briefly

He blipped the throttle before downshifting.

throttle control

device or system that regulates power or flow by adjusting throttle

The pilot adjusted the throttle control to reduce the aircraft's speed.

Examples of throttle back in a sentence

He decided to throttle back his spending after the holiday season.
The driver had to throttle back to avoid overheating the engine.
Engineers advised to throttle back the machinery during maintenance.

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French:lever le pied, réduire la puissance, ...
German:drosseln, ...
Italian:ridurre l'intensità, ridurre la potenza, ...
Spanish:bajar el ritmo, reducir la potencia, ...
Portuguese:reduzir, reduzir a potência, ...
Chinese:减少, 减速, ...
Japanese:減らす, スロットルを戻す, ...
Arabic:خَفَّفَ, خفَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹרִיד הִילּוּךְ, לְהוֹרִיד מַצֶּעֶרֶת, ...
Russian:сократить, сбавить обороты, ...
Ukrainian:зменшити навантаження, зменшувати оберти, ...
Hindi:कम करना, गति कम करना, ...
Bengali:কমানো, গতি কমানো, ...
Catalan:reduir, reduir la potència, ...
Czech:zpomalit, ubrat plyn, ...
Danish:skære ned på, sætte farten ned, ...
Dutch:terugschroeven, gas terugnemen, ...
Greek:μειώνω, μειώνω την ταχύτητα, ...
Hungarian:visszafogni, visszavenni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថយកម្រិត, បន្ថយល្បឿនម៉ាស៊ីន, ...
Korean:줄이다, 출력을 줄이다, ...
Persian:کاهش داد, سرعت را کاهش داد, ...
Polish:zmniejszyć, zmniejszyć moc, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzir, reduzir a potência, ...
Romanian:a reduce, a reduce turația, ...
Swedish:dra ner på, dra ner på gasen, ...
Thai:ลด, ลดความเร็ว, ...
Turkish:azaltmak, hızı azaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:giảm bớt, giảm tốc độ, ...

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