throttle(something)back/down
phrasal verbwiththrottleverb[T]uk/ˈθrɒt.əl/us/ˈθrɑː.t̬əl/
toreducespeed, or toreducethepowerandspeedbeingproducedby anengine:
Thepilotthrottledback (theengines) as he came in toland.
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
- accelerant
- accelerate
- accelerating
- acceleration
- catch
- catch(someone)up
- dampener
- downshift
- foot
- gas
- gun
- non-accelerating
- quicken
- retard
- retardation
- self-accelerating
- slow
- step on the gasidiom
- upshift
- upshifting
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