The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
To extract information or consent from someone.
To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
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.