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The definition of a throat is the front of the neck, the passage that leads from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs, or the entrance to something.

(noun)

An example of the throat is the area just under the chin.
An example of the throat is the space where food goes just after you swallow it.
An example of the throat is the narrow part of a trumpet.

See throat in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the front part of the neck
the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs, including the pharynx and the upper larynx, trachea, and esophagus
any narrow passage, part, or entrance

Origin: ME throte < OE, akin to Ger dross(el), throat < IE *(s)treu-, swollen, stretched < base *(s)ter-, stiff > stare

transitive verb

Archaic to pronounce or sing in the throat, i.e., with a harsh, guttural quality

See throat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The anterior portion of the neck.
Anatomy The portion of the digestive tract that lies between the rear of the mouth and the esophagus and includes the fauces and the pharynx.
A narrow passage or part suggestive of the human throat: the throat of a horn.
Botany The opening of a tubular corolla or calyx where the tube joins the limb.

transitive verb throat·ed, throat·ing, throats

To pronounce with a harsh or guttural voice.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English throte

Origin: , from Old English

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