26984 words

throat

2 definitions • 6 examples
1
the front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can go:

Examples:

A fish bone got stuck in my throat.
a sore throat
He cleared his throat (= coughed so he could speak more clearly) and started speaking.
2
the front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can go:

Examples:

A cop grabbed him around the throat.
I have a sore throat.
He cleared his throat and started speaking.

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