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throttle down

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throttle down

1. To cause a vehicle to reduce in speed by decreasing the flow of fuel to the engine. A noun or pronoun can be used between "throttle" and "down" to specify what is being slowed down. The engineer throttled the train down to a stop so that the crew could begin unloading the cargo. You'll want to start throttling down the engine as you pull into the harbor.
2. Of a computer or component thereof, to begin operating with difficulty and at a lower speed or level of efficiency. After about 30 minutes, the computer gets really hot and then the CPU starts throttling down to about half speed. The network will automatically throttle down if too many people are using the Internet at once.
See also: down, throttle
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throttle something down

to reduce the speed of an engine by adjusting the throttle. She throttled her engine down and came to a stop. She throttled down her engine.
See also: down, throttle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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References in periodicals archive
"There wasn't a moment to think, 'is this the end?' I stayed calm and went immediately into emergency checks, put the throttle down and radioed the airfield, so I could go down to land.
When it was out of sight, my father took the throttle down. I realized: with the tractor throttle up, the Bridges couldn't parley from a distance.
It's an early hint of the overriding trouble with "Getaway": It tries to put the throttle down before turning the key.
As such it employs an algorithm to "throttle up" and "throttle down" the volume of certain posts, the research note stated.
"It won't allow more than 20 pounds of boost without dying, so I was going half throttle down the straights.
R&I points out that the Latvian government forecasts the economic growth rate to throttle down to 2.5 %.
Beard, who earlier in the meet had won the open 400-meter crown, needed only about 80 meters to pass Roesler, and she didn't throttle down until she had crossed the finish line in first place.
He was never happier than when he was on his Harley Davidson roaring at full throttle down the road."
The prospect of ISPs able to "throttle down" sites as they desire should be sending up warning flags aplenty.
"This is not a Sunday afternoon, come on!" Both hands on the wheel, I pressed the throttle down and the 225bhp Vauxhall Corsa roared into life.
The R6 has twice as much power as the other two bikes, but then you only go as fast as you put the throttle down, don't you..."
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