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throttled down

throttled down is the simple past and past participle of throttle down.

Meaning of throttle down

Verb

throttle down (third-person singular simple present throttles down, present participle throttling down, simple past and past participle throttled down)

  1. To reduce power to (an engine), reduce speed
    • Therefore, before declutching, throttle down your engine.1908 March, Popular Mechanics, page 112
  2. To suppress (an emotion)
    • She had throttled down the chagrin the loss had caused her, observant of conventions, leaving it until decay had robbed the debtor of the right to the respect that must be given those that are Lying Dead.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter X, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 165

Questions about throttled down

What is throttled down the simple past and past participle of?
Throttled down is the simple past and past participle of throttle down.

Words near throttled down in the dictionary

  1. throttle valves
  2. throttleable
  3. throttlebottom
  4. throttlebottoms
  5. throttled
  6. throttled down
  7. throttlehold
  8. throttleholds
  9. throttleless
  10. throttleman
  11. throttlemen

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