To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.
To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
To decrease in diameter.
To drink rapidly.
The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
A falsehood; a lie.
The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
The gorgerin of a capital.
The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
A person's life.
The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
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.