The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
The process by which data is compressed.
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.
The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
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.