The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.)
The remaining stock of undealt cards.
A document that could be detached and presented in exchange for a block of further coupons on a bond, when the original block had been used up.
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.
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.