Definition of "throat" []

• The anterior portion of the neck. (noun)
• 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. (noun)
• A narrow passage or part suggestive of the human throat: the throat of a horn. (noun)
• Botany The opening of a tubular corolla or calyx where the tube joins the limb. (noun)
• To pronounce with a harsh or guttural voice. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The throat, exposed as it is to unwholesome and overheated air, irritating dust of the street, factories, and workshops, is often inflamed, resulting in that common ailment, _sore throat_."
• "There are a number of contributing causes to throat stiffness, but the principal cause is _throat consciousness_ and misplaced effort, due largely to current misconceptions regarding the voice."
• "The one where she slits her throat is the one i would have went with."