Throat

  • 11throat — noun 1 front part of the neck VERB + THROAT ▪ cut, slash, slit ▪ rip out ▪ I wanted to rip his throat out. PREPOSITION ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 12throat — n. 1) to clear one s throat 2) to gargle one s throat 3) a clear; inflamed, red, sore; scratchy; strep throat 4) (misc.) to cut one s own throat ( to ruin oneself ); to jump down smb. s throat ( to criticize smb. ); to ram smt. down smb. s throat …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13throat — /throht/, n. Anat., Zool. 1. the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea. 2. some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage. 3. the front of the neck below the chin and… …

    Universalium

  • 14throat — 01. I ve got a sore [throat] from yelling so much during the soccer game. 02. Her [throat] is always bothering her because she smokes too much. 03. The man held the woman by the [throat], and tried to choke her. 04. If your [throat] is bothering… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 15throat — [[t]θro͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦♦ throats 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your throat is the back of your mouth and the top part of the tubes that go down into your stomach and your lungs. She had a sore throat... As she stared at him she felt her throat go dry. 2) N… …

    English dictionary

  • 16throat */*/*/ — UK [θrəʊt] / US [θroʊt] noun [countable] Word forms throat : singular throat plural throats 1) the area at the back of your mouth and inside your neck The curry was still burning his throat. She s in bed with a throat infection. sore throat: Have …

    English dictionary

  • 17throat — noun (C) 1 the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18Throat — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Diagram of the Human Throat. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = t 10 DorlandsSuf = 12806227 In anatomy,… …

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  • 19throat — See: CUT ONE S THROAT, FLY AT ONE S THROAT, JUMP DOWN ONE S THROAT, LUMP IN ONE S THROAT, RAM DOWN ONE S THROAT and SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 20throat — See: CUT ONE S THROAT, FLY AT ONE S THROAT, JUMP DOWN ONE S THROAT, LUMP IN ONE S THROAT, RAM DOWN ONE S THROAT and SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT …

    Dictionary of American idioms