throat

[throat]

The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

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The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.

Noun
a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";

Noun
an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep

Noun
the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

n.
The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.

n.
Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the fauces.

n.
A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase.

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

n.
The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.

n.
That end of a gaff which is next the mast.

n.
The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.

n.
The inside of a timber knee.

n.
The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.

v. t.
To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats.

v. t.
To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.

Throat

Throat , n. [OE. throte, AS. rote, rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. Throttle.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the fauces.

I can vent clamor from my throat.

2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase. 3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue. Gwilt. 4. (Naut.) (a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail. (b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast. (c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank. Totten. 5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee. 6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces. Throat brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to the mast. -- Throat halyards (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of the gaff. -- Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea. -- To give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly of lying abominably. -- To lie in one's throat, to lie flatly or abominably.

Throat

Throat, v. t. 1. To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats. [Obs.] Chapman. 2. To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending. [Prov. Eng.]

The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.

To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats.

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Usage Examples

Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream.

Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each conversation with a psychiatrist, every morning at the time of his visit, made me want to hang myself, realizing that I would not be able to cut his throat.

I started running 3 miles every morning after throat surgery to remove a cyst last year. The gym used to be my adversary. But that has all changed. Now, I look forward to it every morning.

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Other Usage Examples

I have mugs of hot water every morning because the studio is cold, and also because it makes my throat sound clearer.

Patriotism has served, at different times, as widely different ends as a razor, which ought to be used in keeping your face clean and yet may be used to cut your own throat or that of an innocent person.

I'm sure any vocal teacher that listens to me would rather cut my throat than do anything - I do everything all wrong - but I think for me that's the best - because I don't think I have a voice so I think what I project would be style - if I learned to sing I'd lose my style.

Deep Throat is a guy who could have your files and mine in his trust.

President Kennedy was willing to go to war. He was not a coward. The man had been in war and so had Ken O'Donnell. He was ready to protect this nation, but he was not ready for a military solution just because it was being rammed down his throat.