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at full speed and at full tilt; at full throttle as fast as possible. The motor was running at full speed. John finished his running at full tilt. When the horse reached the back stretch he was at full throttle. 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. (at) full throttle if a person or a machine is at full throttle, they are doing something as well and with as much energy as they can By the end of May, the assembly line will be working at full throttle. See also: full How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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