broach vs throttle

broach

noun
  • The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key. 

  • A spire rising from a tower. 

  • A broad chisel for stone-cutting. 

  • An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. 

  • A spit-like start on the head of a young stag. 

  • The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping. 

  • A spit for cooking food. 

  • A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here. 

verb
  • To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative). 

  • To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid. 

  • To begin discussion about (something). 

  • To open, to make an opening into; to pierce. 

  • To break the surface of the water. 

  • To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves. 

throttle

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

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