Definitions
1.NounA 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.NounThe lever or pedal that controls this valve.
3.NounThe windpipe or trachea.
4.VerbTo control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
5.VerbTo cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
6.VerbTo strangle or choke someone.
7.VerbTo have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
8.VerbTo breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
9.VerbTo utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.