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| 1. n. A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine. | |
| 2. n. The lever or pedal that controls this valve. | |
| 3. n. The windpipe or trachea. | |
| 4. v. To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.). | |
| 5. v. To strangle or choke someone. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. | |
| 8. v. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. | |
