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Noun throat has 3 senses
- throat, pharynx - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
--1 is a kind of tubular cavity
--1 is a part of
--1 has parts: | tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper; tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ; nasopharynx; oropharynx; laryngopharynx; pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea; pharyngeal recess |
- throat - an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
--2 is a kind of opening
--2 is a part of shoe
- throat - a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";
--3 is a kind of passage
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