Throat
WordNet
noun
(1) A passage resembling a throat in shape or function
"The throat of the vase"
"The throat of a chimney";
(2) An opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
(3) The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The front part of the neck.
- The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.
- The gullet or windpipe.
- As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat.
- A narrow opening in a vessel.
- The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle.
- station throat
Synonyms
esophagus (US), gullet, oesophagus (British) trachea, windpipe neck, bottleneck (of a bottle)