Yup water is a lubricant too...

Going by the circular logic used before, oil would not be a lubricant because it displaces water!

-

Anyway back to the OP...

I'll bet his throttle barrel is frozen and needs to be loosened up.

It would be best for him to loosen it, WD-40 works great... then remove the carb and clean it out as it may also have gunk in the needles and nipples.