an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
"The tight leather throat of his old boots dug into the top of his feet after a long day walking on cobblestones."
a passage resembling a throat in shape or function
"the throat of the vase"
"the throat of a chimney"
the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat
"The eagle extended its long, powerful throat while hunting over the canyon."
The front part of the neck.
"She rubbed her throat after singing for three hours straight."
In plain English: The throat is the tube that connects your mouth to your windpipe and stomach, letting you swallow food and speak.
"He coughed to clear his throat."
To utter in or with the throat.
"The choir practiced singing their high notes so they could truly feel themselves uttering in their throats without strain."
In plain English: To throat means to kill someone by cutting their throat.
"She had to choke down her anger and never let him know what was on her mind."
Usage: Use this verb to describe making sounds by forcing air through your vocal cords, such as when someone groans or moans in pain. It is distinct from speaking normally and often implies a strained or guttural quality of voice.
The word "throat" comes from Old English þrote, which traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to swell or become stiff." This original sense of swelling likely described the physical sensation in the neck when swallowing, eventually leading to the modern term for that part of the body.