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throat

  [throht] ,
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–noun Anatomy, Zoology.
1. the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
2. some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage.
3. the front of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone.
4. the narrow opening between a fireplace and its flue or smoke chamber, often closed by a damper.
5. Nautical, Machinery. swallow 1 (def. 13).
6. Nautical.
a. Also called nock. the forward upper corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
b. jaw 1 (def. 5).
7. the forward edge of the opening in the vamp of a shoe.
8. Automotive. barrel (def. 14).
–verb (used with object)
9. to make a throat in; provide with a throat.
10. to utter or express from or as from the throat; utter throatily.
—Idioms
11. cut one's own throat, to bring about one's own ruin: He cut his own throat by being nasty to the boss.
12. jump down someone's throat, Informal. to disagree with, criticize, or scold overhastily: Wait and let me finish before you jump down my throat.
13. lump in one's throat, a tight or uncomfortable feeling in the throat, as a reaction to an emotion: The sight of the infant brought a lump to her throat.
14. ram or force (something) down someone's throat, Informal. to force someone to agree to or accept (something).
15. stick in one's throat, to be difficult of expression; cause to hesitate: The words of sympathy stuck in her throat.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME throte, OE throte, throta, throtu; akin to OHG drozza throat, ON throti swelling. See throttle
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Cultural Dictionary

jump down someone's throat

To answer or respond sharply or angrily: “It's fine if you don't agree with me, but you don't have to jump down my throat.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
throat

  1. n.
    an earnest student; a cutthroat student. (Collegiate.) : Martin is not a throat! He's not that smart.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

throat 
O.E. þrote (implied in þrotbolla "the Adam's apple, larynx," lit. "throat boll"), related to þrutian "to swell," from P.Gmc. *thrut- (cf. O.H.G. drozza, Ger. Drossel, O.S. strota, M.Du. strote, Du. strot "throat"), perhaps from PIE *trud- (cf. O.E. þrutian "to swell," O.N. þrutna "to swell"). The notion is of "the swollen part" of the neck. It. strozza "throat," strozzare "to strangle" are Gmc. loan-words. College slang for "competitive student" is 1970s, from cutthroat.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: throat
Pronunciation: 'thrOt
Function: noun
1 : the part of the neck in front of the spinal column
2 : the passagethrough the throat to the stomach and lungs containing the pharynx and upper part of the esophagus, the larynx, and the trachea
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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throat (thrōt)
n.

  1. The portion of the digestive tract that lies between the rear of the mouth and the esophagus and includes the fauces and the pharynx.

  2. The anterior portion of the neck.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

jump down someone's throat

Strongly criticize, reprimand or disagree with someone. For example, Just because I admitted to being there, you needn't jump down my throat. [Late 1800s] Also see jump all over someone.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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