throat
throat [throat throats] BrE [θrəʊt] NAmE [θroʊt] noun
1. a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way into the body; the front part of the neck
•a sore throat
• A sob caught in his throat.
• He held the knife to her throat.
•Their throats had been cut. 
2. -throated (in adjectives)having the type of throat mentioned
•a deep-throated roar
•a red-throated diver
see also ↑cut-throat
more at clear your throat at ↑clear v., have, etc. a frog in your throat at ↑frog, jump down sb's throat at ↑jump v., have, etc. a lump in your throat at ↑lump n., stick in your throat/craw at ↑stick v.
Idioms: ↑at each other's throats ▪ ↑cut your own throat ▪ ↑ram something down somebody's throat
Word Origin:
Old English throte, throtu, of Germanic origin; related to German Drossel. Compare with ↑throttle.
Example Bank:
•He felt a lump in his throat, and tears forming in his eyes.
•His throat constricted with fear when he saw the knife.
•I have a sore throat.
•I wanted to rip his throat out.
•She cleared her throat, then began to speak.
•She felt the cold water trickle down her throat.
•She seized her attacker by the throat.
•The chemical causes eye, nose and throat irritations.
•The medicine left a sour taste in the back of my throat.
•symptoms of a cold such as a runny nose and a scratchy sore throat
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