1. Noun
The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
2. Noun
The throttle valve.
3. Verb
To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
4. Verb
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
5. Verb
To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.
6. Verb
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
7. Verb
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
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