throatthroat /θroʊt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 1
science, biology the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach: Does your throat hurt? I’ve got a sore throat.2the front of your neck: The attacker grabbed her by the throat.3force/ram something down somebody’s throat informal disapproving to force someone to accept or listen to your ideas and opinions: I don’t like people forcing their politics down my throat.4be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are fighting or arguing5slit/cut your own throat to behave in a way that is certain to harm you, especially because you are too proud or angry [Origin: Old English throte] → see also clear your throat at clear2 (11), have a frog in your throat at frog (2), jump down somebody’s throat at jump1 (9), bring a lump to somebody’s throat at lump1 (3), stick in your throat at stick1 (8)
science, biology the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach: Does your throat hurt? I’ve got a sore throat.2the front of your neck: The attacker grabbed her by the throat.3force/ram something down somebody’s throat informal disapproving to force someone to accept or listen to your ideas and opinions: I don’t like people forcing their politics down my throat.4be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are fighting or arguing5slit/cut your own throat to behave in a way that is certain to harm you, especially because you are too proud or angry [Origin: Old English throte] → see also clear your throat at clear2 (11), have a frog in your throat at frog (2), jump down somebody’s throat at jump1 (9), bring a lump to somebody’s throat at lump1 (3), stick in your throat at stick1 (8)