throat
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈθɹəʊt/, SAMPA: /"Tr@Ut/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈθɹoʊt/, SAMPA: /"TroUt/
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- Rhymes: -əʊt
[edit] Noun
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throat (plural throats)
- The front part of the neck.
- The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.
- The gullet or windpipe.
- As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat.
- A narrow opening in a vessel.
- The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle.
- station throat
[edit] Synonyms
- (gullet): esophagus (US), gullet, oesophagus (British)
- (windpipe): trachea, windpipe
- (narrow opening in a vessel): neck, bottleneck (of a bottle)
[edit] Translations
front part of the neck
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gullet or windpipe
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narrow opening in a vessel
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station throat — see station throat
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[edit] Derived terms
- clear one's throat
- cutthroat
- deepthroat
- Deep Throat
- have a frog in one's throat
- sore throat
- station throat
- stick in one's throat
- throaty
- whitethroat
[edit] Related terms
[edit] External links
- throat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- throat in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
