huff vs throttle

huff

verb
  • To breathe heavily. 

  • To remove an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it). 

  • To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector. 

  • To enlarge; to swell up. 

  • To inhale psychoactive inhalants. 

  • To say in a huffy manner. 

  • To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense. 

noun
  • The act of removing an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it). 

  • A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. 

  • An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc. 

throttle

verb
  • 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. 

noun
  • 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. 

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