| throat | | |
| n. (body) | 1. pharynx, throat | the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone. |
| ~ glossa, lingua, tongue, clapper | a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity. |
| ~ gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud | an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue. |
| ~ upper respiratory tract | the nose and throat and trachea. |
| ~ nasopharynx | cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx. |
| ~ oropharynx | cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth. |
| ~ laryngopharynx | the lower part of the pharynx. |
| ~ adenoid, luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis | a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx).; "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" |
| ~ alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract | tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination. |
| ~ cervix, neck | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body.; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" |
| ~ tubular cavity | a cavity having the shape of a tube. |
| ~ pharyngeal recess | a small recess in the wall of the pharynx. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. throat | an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep. |
| ~ opening | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made.; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. throat | a passage resembling a throat in shape or function.; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney" |
| ~ passage | a way through or along which someone or something may pass. |
| n. (animal) | 4. throat | the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat. |
| ~ external body part | any body part visible externally. |
| swallow | | |
| n. (food) | 1. sup, swallow | a small amount of liquid food.; "a sup of ale" |
| ~ mouthful, taste | a small amount eaten or drunk.; "take a taste--you'll like it" |
| n. (act) | 2. deglutition, drink, swallow | the act of swallowing.; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" |
| ~ consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating). |
| ~ aerophagia | swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence). |
| ~ gulp, swig, draught, draft | a large and hurried swallow.; "he finished it at a single gulp" |
| ~ sip | a small drink. |
| n. (animal) | 3. swallow | small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations. |
| ~ oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus. |
| ~ barn swallow, hirundo rustica, chimney swallow | common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.. |
| ~ cliff swallow, hirundo pyrrhonota | North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls. |
| ~ hirundo nigricans, tree martin, tree swallow | of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities. |
| ~ iridoprocne bicolor, tree swallow, white-bellied swallow | bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities. |
| ~ martin | any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas. |
| v. (consumption) | 4. get down, swallow | pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking.; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ bolt | swallow hastily. |
| v. (competition) | 5. swallow | engulf and destroy.; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries" |
| ~ demolish, destroy | defeat soundly.; "The home team demolished the visitors" |
| v. (contact) | 6. bury, eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up | enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing.; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| v. (communication) | 7. swallow | utter indistinctly.; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| v. (communication) | 8. swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw | take back what one has said.; "He swallowed his words" |
| ~ repudiate, disown, renounce | cast off.; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. swallow | keep from expressing.; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet" |
| ~ repress, suppress | put out of one's consciousness. |
| v. (cognition) | 10. accept, live with, swallow | tolerate or accommodate oneself to.; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" |
| ~ brook, endure, tolerate, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, suffer, stand, support | put up with something or somebody unpleasant.; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| v. (cognition) | 11. swallow | believe or accept without questioning or challenge.; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?" |
| ~ believe | accept as true; take to be true.; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" |
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