throat

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Synonyms: threat, troat, throt

Antonyms: threat, troat, throt

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Noun

1. The front part of the neck.
2. The [[gullet]] or [[windpipe]].
3. A narrow opening in a vessel.
4. {{lb|en|rail transport}} {{short for|en|station throat}}
5. {{senseid|en|chimney}}The part of a [[chimney]] between the [[gathering]], or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the [[flue]].
6. {{lb|en|nautical}} The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a [[staysail]].
7. {{lb|en|nautical}} That end of a [[gaff]] which is next to the [[mast]].
8. {{lb|en|nautical}} The angle where the [[arm]] of an [[anchor]] is joined to the [[shank]].
9. {{lb|en|shipbuilding}} The inside of a timber knee.
10. {{lb|en|botany}} The [[orifice]] of a [[tubular]] [[organ]]; the outer end of the tube of a [[monopetalous]] [[corolla]]; the [[faux]], or [[fauces]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|now|uncommon}} To [[utter]] in or with the throat.
2. {{lb|en|informal}} To take into the throat. {{q|Compare {{m|en|deepthroat}}.}}
3. {{lb|en|UK|dialect|obsolete}} To [[mow]] (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.

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