θrəut n. 1 a
the windpipe or
gullet. b the
front part of the
neck containing
this. 2
literary a a
voice,
esp. of a
songbird. b a
thing compared to a throat, esp. a
narrow passage, entrance, or
exit. 3 Naut. the
forward upper
corner of a fore-and-aft
sail. øcut one's
own throat
bring about one's own
downfall.
ram (or thrust) down a person's throat force (a thing) on a person's
attention. øø-throated adj. (in comb.). [OE throte, throtu f. Gmc]