throat

[ throht ]
/ θroʊt /

noun Anatomy, Zoology.

verb (used with object)

to make a throat in; provide with a throat.
to utter or express from or as from the throat; utter throatily.

Idioms for throat

Origin of throat

before 900; Middle English throte, Old English throte, throta, throtu; akin to Old High German drozza throat, Old Norse throti swelling. See throttle

Example sentences from the Web for cut-throat

British Dictionary definitions for cut-throat (1 of 2)

cut-throat

noun

a person who cuts throats; murderer
Also called: cut-throat razor British a razor with a long blade that usually folds into the handle US name: straight razor

adjective

bloodthirsty or murderous; cruel
fierce or relentless in competition cut-throat prices
(of some games) played by three people cut-throat poker

British Dictionary definitions for cut-throat (2 of 2)

throat
/ (θrəʊt) /

noun

Other words from throat

Related adjectives: gular, guttural, jugular, laryngeal

Word Origin for throat

Old English throtu; related to Old High German drozza throat, Old Norse throti swelling

Medical definitions for cut-throat

throat
[ thrōt ]

n.

The portion of the digestive tract that lies between the rear of the mouth and the esophagus and includes the fauces and the pharynx.
The anterior portion of the neck.

Idioms and Phrases with cut-throat

throat

see at each other's throats; cut someone's throat; frog in one's throat; jump down someone's throat; lump in one's throat; ram (shove) down someone's throat; stick in one's craw (throat).