to sob with convulsions.-to clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of; to nop.-to check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check.-to treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly.-a knot; a protuberance; a song.-a check or rebuke; an intended slight.