"full-throttle" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more full-throttle [comparative], most full-throttle [superlative]
Etymology: From full + throttle. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|full|throttle}} full + throttle Head templates: {{en-adv}} full-throttle (comparative more full-throttle, superlative most full-throttle)
  1. Alternative form of full throttle. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: full throttle
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Noun

Etymology: From full + throttle. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|full|throttle}} full + throttle Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} full-throttle
  1. (attributive) Alternative form of full throttle. Tags: alt-of, alternative, attributive Alternative form of: full throttle
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