Throat
21throat — 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 …
22throat — /θroʊt / (say throht) noun 1. the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs; the fauces, pharynx, and oesophagus; the larynx and trachea. 2. some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage. 3. the front of the neck below the chin… …
23throat — [OE] Throat comes from a prehistoric Germanic base *thrut or *thrūt . This also produced Old English thrūtian ‘swell’, and a related base *strut was the source of the now defunct Middle English strouten ‘bulge, swell’ (not to mention Dutch strot… …
24throat — n 1. gullet, gorge, esophagus, Archaic. weasand. 2. cut someone’s throat do [s.o.] wrong, Sl. do [s.o.] dirty, Sl. stab [s.o.] in the back; injure, hurt, harm. 3. jump down someone’s throat Slang. berate, tongue lash, yell at, Inf. dress down,… …
25throat — Pu u, pu umoni, pu umoni ai, kani ā ī. Front of throat, puana ī. Sore throat, pu u eha, pu upau. Throat irritation, ako. Throat cancer, pu upau …
26throat — [OE] Throat comes from a prehistoric Germanic base *thrut or *thrūt . This also produced Old English thrūtian ‘swell’, and a related base *strut was the source of the now defunct Middle English strouten ‘bulge, swell’ (not to mention Dutch strot… …
27throat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English throte, from Old English; akin to Old High German drozza throat Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the part of the neck in front of the spinal column (2) the passage through the neck to the stomach and lungs b.… …
28throat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. neck, gullet, gorge, maw; windpipe; throttle. See opening. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. neck, windpipe, larynx, trachea, esophagus, jugular region, gullet, gorge, jugulum. • cut each other s throats*, Syn …
29throat*/*/ — [θrəʊt] noun [C] 1) the area at the back of your mouth and inside your neck She s in bed with a throat infection.[/ex] Have we got any medicine for a sore throat?[/ex] 2) the front part of your neck The bigger man grabbed him by the throat.[/ex] …
30throat — n. 1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a voice, esp. of a songbird. b a thing compared to a throat, esp. a narrow passage, entrance, or exit. 3 Naut. the forward upper corner of a fore and aft… …
