throat

[ throht ]

/ θroʊt /

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noun Anatomy, Zoology.

the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.

some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage.

the front of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone.

the narrow opening between a fireplace and its flue or smoke chamber, often closed by a damper.

Nautical, Machinery. swallow¹(def 13).

Nautical.

Also called nock. the forward upper corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
jaw¹(def 5).

the forward edge of the opening in the vamp of a shoe.

Automotive. barrel(def 14).

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

cut one's own throat, to bring about one's own ruin: He cut his own throat by being nasty to the boss.

jump down someone's throat, Informal. to disagree with, criticize, or scold overhastily: Wait and let me finish before you jump down my throat.

lump in one's throat, a tight or uncomfortable feeling in the throat, as a reaction to an emotion: The sight of the infant brought a lump to her throat.

ram/force (something) down someone's throat, Informal. to force someone to agree to or accept (something).

stick in one's throat, to be difficult of expression; cause to hesitate: The words of sympathy stuck in her 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

Words nearby throat

thrips, thrive, thrix, thro, thro', throat, throat microphone, throat seizing, throat sweetbread, throated, throatlash

Example sentences from the Web for throat

I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.

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The pressure against my throat seemed completely constricting.

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With senility's fingers at his throat, it was clear that no more movies were going to be made.

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He died in July after being grabbed around the throat by a cop and wrestled to ground where the breath flew out of him.

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The red mark around her throat suggested she had been strangled with “something thin.”

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Patricia's heart stopped beating for a moment and then it leaped to her throat.

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She caught her hands up under her throat when she saw the dagger.

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In other words, the hearer is better able to judge of the singer's throat action than the singer himself.

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The British Church was thus saved from enemies within; but enemies without soon had it by the throat.

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"By strangulation," said the old gipsy, raising her palsied hand to her throat.

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British Dictionary definitions for throat

throat

/ (θrəʊt) /

noun

that part of the alimentary and respiratory tracts extending from the back of the mouth (nasopharynx) to just below the larynx
the front part of the neck

something resembling a throat, esp in shape or function the throat of a chimney

botany the gaping part of a tubular corolla or perianth

informal a sore throat

cut one's throat or cut one's own throat to bring about one's own ruin

have by the throat to have compete control over (a person or thing)

jump down someone's throat See jump (def. 24)

ram something down someone's throat or force something down someone's throat to insist that someone listen to or accept (something) he rammed his own opinions down my throat

stick in one's throat or stick in one's craw informal to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe

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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 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 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).

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