A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
Collective noun for a group of sharks
A bodily response to early hypothermia.ᵂᵖ
The act of shivering.
A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
A variety of blue slate.
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
To break into splinters or fragments.
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.