To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
To destroy; to extinguish.
To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
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.