To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.
To make a noise like a cough.
To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.
A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame.
A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
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 cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
To strangle or choke someone.
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.