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throat
[throht]
noun
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.swallow.
Nautical.
Also called nock.the forward upper corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
jaw.
the forward edge of the opening in the vamp of a shoe.
Automotive.barrel.
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.
throat
/ θəʊ /
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
informala sore throat
to bring about one's own ruin
to have compete control over (a person or thing)
See jump
to insist that someone listen to or accept (something)
he rammed his own opinions down my throat
informalto be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of throat1
Idioms and Phrases
cut one's own throat, to bring about one's own ruin.
He cut his own throat by being nasty to the boss.
stick in one's throat, to be difficult of expression; cause to hesitate.
The words of sympathy stuck in her throat.
jump down someone's throat, to disagree with, criticize, or scold overhastily.
Wait and let me finish before you jump down my throat.
ram / force something down someone's throat, to force someone to agree to or accept (something).
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.
Example Sentences
One day, he woke up in a hospital bed with a tube shoved down his throat.
I understand now why zucchini was being shoved down my throat shortly after my mother’s first harvest.
Itchy eyes, sneezing, dripping noses, scratchy throats and headaches are a common complaint.
The next day, after coming home from work, Mr Masum went into their bedroom and held a knife to her throat, for which he was later arrested, jurors heard.
They communicate with the brain through the bloodstream and the vagus nerve, which runs through the throat and vocal cords and connects the gut and brain.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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