A channel for water.
A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
The throat or esophagus.
The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.
The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
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.
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
To strangle or choke someone.