throat (n.)

  1. the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

    [ Syn: pharynx ]

  2. an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep

  3. a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; the throat of the vase; the throat of a chimney;

  4. the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat

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