THROAT


Meaning of THROAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ θrəut ]

n. 1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a voice, esp. of a songbird. b a thing compared to a throat, esp. a narrow passage, entrance, or exit. 3 Naut. the forward upper corner of a fore-and-aft sail. øcut one's own throat bring about one's own downfall. ram (or thrust) down a person's throat force (a thing) on a person's attention. øø-throated adj. (in comb.). [OE throte, throtu f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.