noun
1 front part of the neck
VERB + THROAT
▪ cut , slash , slit
▪ rip out
▪
I wanted to rip his ~ out.
PREPOSITION
▪ by the ~
▪
She seized her attacker by the ~.
2 passage down which air and food pass
ADJECTIVE
▪ bad ( BrE ), scratchy ( esp. AmE ), sore , strep ( AmE , informal )
▪
symptoms of a cold such as a runny nose and a scratchy sore ~
▪
I have a sore ~.
▪ dry , parched
VERB + THROAT
▪ clear
▪
She cleared her ~, then began to speak.
▪ escape
▪
A small cry escaped his ~.
▪ burn
▪
She felt the smoke burn her ~.
THROAT + VERB
▪ ache , hurt
▪ close , close up , constrict , tighten
▪
His ~ constricted with fear when he saw the knife.
▪ dry , go dry
▪ burn
THROAT + NOUN
▪ infection , irritation
▪
The chemical causes eye, nose and ~ irritations.
▪ cancer
▪ lozenge , pastille ( esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ down the/sb's ~
▪
She felt the cold water trickle down her ~.
PHRASES
▪ the back of your ~
▪
The medicine left a sour taste in the back of my ~.
▪ a lump in your ~
▪
He felt a lump in his ~, and tears forming in his eyes.