used in the phraseat full throttle, at full speed or with great intensity
adjective
The definition of full throttle is doing something at full speed.
An example of full throttle is a runner racing with his optimal energy and speed.
YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2018 by LoveToKnow Corp
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"full throttle." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/full-throttle>.
APA Style
full throttle. (n.d.). Retrieved December 18th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/full-throttle
full throttle
full-throttle
(going, acting, happening, etc.) at full speed or with great intensity
Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"full throttle." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/full-throttle>.
APA Style
full throttle. (n.d.). Retrieved December 18th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/full-throttle
Noun
(plural full throttles)
- A maximum setting on an engine or motor control.
- A maximum level of speed, effort, or risk.
Adverb
(comparative more full throttle, superlative most full throttle)
- All out; at maximum speed, effort, or risk.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"full throttle." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/full-throttle>.
APA Style
full throttle. (n.d.). Retrieved December 18th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/full-throttle
Sentence Examples
- The base of every truffle is rich, exquisite, chocolate mixed with full-throttle, full fat cream.
Words near full throttle in the dictionary
- full throttle
- full-tilt
- full-tilt-boogie
- full time