To eviscerate.
To dishearten; to crush (the spirits of).
To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
A narrow passage of water.
A class that is not demanding or challenging.
The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged
A person's emotional, visceral self.
The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.
Instinctive.
Made of gut.
To strangle or choke someone.
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.).
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.