throat

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UK /ˈθɹəʊt/ US /ˈθɹoʊt/

noun 5verb 3

Collocations

(noun.) front part of the neck

VERB + THROAT

cut, slash, slit

PREP

by the ~

The angry dog grabbed the intruder by the throat and wouldn't let go.

(noun.) passage down which air and food pass

ADJ

bad, infected, sore | dry

VERB + THROAT

clear

He cleared his throat nervously before asking the difficult question.

THROAT + VERB

ache, hurt

close (up), constrict, seize up, tighten

When she heard the terrible news, her throat tightened and she couldn't speak.

dry, go dry

THROAT + NOUN

infection | lozenge, pastille

PREP

down the/your ~

The medicine went down my throat and tasted absolutely terrible.

PHRASES

the back of your throat

I felt a sharp pain in the back of my throat when I swallowed.

a lump in your throat

When she heard the news about her grandmother, she got a lump in her throat.

Definitions

noun

The front part of the neck.

The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.

Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.[…]She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.

The gullet or windpipe.

As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat.

A narrow opening in a vessel.

The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle.

Short for station throat

The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.

By the throat of a Chimney, I mean the lower extremity of its canal, where it unites with the upper part of its open Fire-place.

This course of bricks will be upon a level for instance, higher than this part, otherwise the with the top of the door-way left for the chimney throat of the chimney will not be properly form.

verb

To utter in or with the throat.

He beat about and pecked the net until his mate was liberated, and, throating a song of gratitude, the bird he freed flew to the sky.

As you know, I have gone in for the more manly athletics here with my visual enthusiasm, throating a nasty tenor on the Glee Club and shaking a vicious hoof on our dancing team. Well, last night the Intercollegiate Shimmy Contest with Goofy ...

To take into the throat. (Compare deepthroat.)

The Roman began to throat his rigid flagpole of a mancock, making groaning noises.

His head leaned back, water splashing his face as I throated his solid pipe. Those giant hands found the back of my head as he worked his hips back and forth to pump further and further into my mouth.

To mow (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the passage to the stomach and lungs

pharynx

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

frog in one's throat

Hoarseness or the need to cough.

I had a frog in my throat and the words didn't come out very clearly.

lump in one's throat

Strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying; a sensation of tightness in the throat associated with this.

After hearing his story I could hardly speak for the lump in my throat.

jump down someone's throat

To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.

Try to remember next time, but don’t fret — I won’t jump down your throat if you forget.

lie in one's throat

To lie (tell a falsehood) flatly or outright.

I know not where he lodges, and for mee to deuise a lodging, and say he lies heere, or he lies there, were to lye in mine owne throat.

shove something down someone's throat

To aggressively and persistently force an opinion, belief or idea upon a person (especially if they lack interest or have an opposing viewpoint).

I disagreed with his opinion, but he continued to shove it down my throat.

Example Bank

The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.

Wiktionary

KANG: When I take this ship, I'll have Kirk's head stuffed and hung on his cabin wall. // MARA: They will kill us before we can act. // KANG: No, they wish to question us, learn our strength, our plan

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He beat about and pecked the net until his mate was liberated, and, throating a song of gratitude, the bird he freed flew to the sky.

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Tariq wants to be tactful and refrains from his natural impulse to throat his pain and curse her loudly in French. The girl looks devastated.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, throat is marked as informal, obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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