throat

• esophagus
• gullet
• neck
• voice box
• windpipe

• noun
  1. The front part of the neck.
  2. The gullet or windpipe.
  3. A narrow opening in a vessel.
  4. Station throat.
  5. The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
  6. The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
  7. That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.
  8. The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
  9. The inside of a timber knee.
  10. The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
• verb
  1. To utter in or with the throat.
  2. To take into the throat. (Compare deepthroat.).
  3. To mow (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.

• He felt a scratchy throat after shouting at the concert.
• Drinking warm tea can soothe a sore throat.
• The doctor examined her throat for signs of infection.
• A fish bone got stuck in his throat, making it hard to swallow.
• He cleared his throat before beginning his speech.

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