Throat

n.	1.	(Anat.) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. I can vent clamor from my throat. - Shak.
	2.	A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase.
	3.	(Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
	4.	(Naut.) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
	5.	(Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
	6.	(Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces. Throat brails (Naut.) brails attached to the gaff close to the mast. Throat halyards (Naut.) halyards that raise the throat of the gaff. Throat pipe (Anat.) the windpipe, or trachea. To give one the lie in his throat to accuse one pointedly of lying abominably. To lie in one's throat to lie flatly or abominably.
v. t.	1.	To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats.
	2.	To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.

Noun	1.	throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone Synonyms: pharynx
	2.	throat - an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
	3.	throat - a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";

THROAT, med. jur. The anterior part of the neck. Dungl. plea. Diet. h.t.; Coop. Dict. h.t.; 2 Good's Study of Med. 302; 1 Chit. Med. Jur. 97, n.
     2. The word throat, in an indictment which charged the defendant with murder, by "cutting the throat of the deceased," does not mean, and is not to be confined to that part of the neck which is scientifically called the throat, but signifies that which is commonly called the throat. 6 Carr. & Payne, 401; S. C. 25 Eng. Com. Law Rep. 458.

To see your throat in your dream, symbolizes the ability to express yourself and communicate your thoughts/ideas. To dream that you have a sore throat, suggests that you are having problems saying what you really think. You may feel threatened when you express yourself. Alternatively, your dream may be telling you that you need to swallow your pride. To see a nice and graceful throat in your dream, foretells of an advancement in your position.bottleneck, canal, channel, defile, esophagus, fauces, goozle, gorge, gullet, guzzle, hals, isthmus, narrow, narrows, neck, pass, pharynx, strait, weasand, wizen

Definitions Index: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

About this site and copyright information - Online Dictionary Home - Privacy Policy