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