Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - throat

~ n 1 the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach 2 the front of your neck  (She fingered the pearls at her throat.) 3 clear your throat to make a noise in your throat, especially before you speak, or in order to get someone's attention 4 force/ram sth down sb's throat informal to force someone to accept or listen to your ideas and opinions 5 be at each other's throats if two people are at each other's throats, they are fighting or arguing 6 cut your own throat to behave in a way that is certain to harm you, especially because you are proud or angry  (- see also bring a lump to sb's throat lump1 (4), have a frog in your throat frog (2), jump down sb's throat jump1 (9), stick in your throat stick1 (12))