throat S3 W3 /θrəʊt $ θroʊt/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: throte]
1. the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach:
The singer complained of a sore throat after Wednesday’s show.2. the front of your neck:
She fingered the pearls at her throat.3. clear your throat to make a noise in your throat, especially before you speak, or in order to get someone’s attention
4. force/ram/shove something down sb’s throat informal to force someone to accept or listen to your ideas and opinions
5. be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are fighting or arguing
6. cut your own throat to behave in a way that is certain to harm you, especially because you are proud or angry
⇒
a lump in/to sb’s throat at
lump1(4), ⇒
have a frog in your throat at
frog(2), ⇒
jump down sb’s throat at
jump1(13), ⇒
stick in sb’s throat at
stick1(12)
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲