throat
part of speech
noun (a throat, throats)
meaning for a pupil
1) Your throat is the inside of your neck, the tube that food, drink and air go down. tree →
2) The throat can also mean the front of the neck. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says the twenty-two letters are formed in five places of the mouth, the throat being the first. The psalms say idols have no voice in their throat, while a throat dried from crying shows a person's distress. In the primary lessons: In science the throat leads to two tubes: the food pipe (oesophagus) to the stomach and the windpipe (trachea) to the lungs; a small flap stops food going down the wrong way. Your voice box is in your throat. In health lessons a sore throat is a common sign of a cold, and small objects can block the throat and cause choking, so chew food well and keep tiny things away from babies. Phrases: sore throat, clear your throat, lump in your throat, cut-throat.
examples
- Twenty-two letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly uttered in five situations, in the throat, guttural sounds; in the palate, palatals; by the tongue, linguals; through the teeth, dentals; and by the lips, labial sounds. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. (Writings PRO.23.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. (Writings PSA.69.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they with their throat. (Writings PSA.115.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have a sore throat and a cough. tree →
- Food goes down your throat to your stomach. tree →
- He cleared his throat before he started to speak. tree →
- Cut grapes in half for babies so they don't get stuck in the throat. tree →
- The doctor looked at my throat with a little light. tree →
- I had a lump in my throat when we said goodbye. tree →
- Drinking warm water can soothe a sore throat. tree →
- Your voice box is in your throat. tree →
- My throat is dry and burning. tree →
note
Countable: throats. «Throat» (inside) and «neck» (the whole part between head and shoulders) are different. «A lump in your throat» means a tight feeling when you are about to cry. Never put anything around anyone's throat or neck in games.
In the corpora
- I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
- They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they with their throat.
- And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
- Singing with a sore throat can strain the voice and make it worse; singers rest, drink water and avoid shouting.
- A frog swallows prey whole and pulls its eyeballs down into its head to help push the food down its throat.
Trees and pragmatics
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