1science, biology the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach: Does your throat hurt? I’ve got a sore throat.2the front of your neck: The attacker grabbed her by the throat.3force/ram something down somebody’s throat informal disapproving to force someone to accept or listen to your ideas and opinions: I don’t like people forcing their politics down my throat.4be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are fighting or arguing5slit/cut your own throat to behave in a way that is certain to harm you, especially because you are too proud or angry [Origin: Old English throte] → see also clear your throatat clear2 (11), have a frog in your throatat frog (2), jump down somebody’s throatat jump1 (9), bring a lump to somebody’s throatat lump1 (3), stick in your throatat stick1 (8)