throat

Plural: throats

Noun

• the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
• an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
• a passage resembling a throat in shape or function
  • "the throat of the vase"
  • "the throat of a chimney"
• the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat
• The front part of the neck.
• The gullet or windpipe.
• A narrow opening in a vessel.
• Short for station throat
• The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
• The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
• That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.
• The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
• The inside of a timber knee.
• The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.

Verb

Verb Forms: throated, throating, throats

• To utter sounds in a guttural or hoarse voice.
• To utter in or with the throat.
• To take into the throat. (Compare deepthroat.)
• To mow (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.

Examples

• As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat.
• He had to THROAT a weak protest when his opponent played a dubious word.
• The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle.
• The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.

Synonyms

pharynx, bottleneck, esophagus, gullet, neck, oesophagus, trachea, windpipe

Antonyms

peak

Related Words

throttle