full throttle
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
full throttle
noun full throttles · full-throttle
-
A maximum setting on an engine or motor control: especially, the totally open position of a valve for air intake, but also any corresponding maximum setting.
there was no further sign of any Nazi planes, Perry banked southward and went roaring home to Base on full throttles
Similar: full bore, balls to the wall, balls-out, pedal to the metal · Opposite: idle, idling
- A maximum level of speed, effort, or risk. I'm in the full throttles of an embrace and this is wonderful.
adverb more full throttle · most full throttle · full-throttle
-
All out; at maximum speed, effort, or risk.
The other, the Christina Covey, there was another that never knowed the harbour, why, she come in full throttle
Similar: full tilt boogie
Translations
Every language
noun a maximum setting on an engine or motor control
| 日本語 | フルスロットル furu-surottoru, べたぶみ betabumi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 全節流 /全节流 quánjiéliú, 加足馬力 /加足马力 jiāzúmǎlì |
| Français | en avant toute, à fond la caisse, à plein gaz |
| Deutsch | Vollgas, voller Schub, volle Kraft (naut.) |
adv all out
| 中文 | 加足馬力 /加足马力 jiāzúmǎlì, 全力以赴 quánlìyǐfù |
|---|---|
| Français | à fond la caisse, à toute berzingue |
| Deutsch | mit Vollgas |
Talk about this word "full throttle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/full%20throttle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. full throttle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/full%20throttle "full throttle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/full%20throttle.Cite this
@misc{full_throttle_2026,
title = {full throttle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/full%20throttle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
