crow vs throttle

crow

noun
  • A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar. 

  • The cry of the bird known in the US as a rooster and in British English as a cockerel. 

  • A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships. 

  • The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank. 

  • The mesentery of an animal. 

  • A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call. 

  • Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea. 

  • An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy. 

  • A black person. 

verb
  • To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance. 

  • To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it. 

  • To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag. 

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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