the front part of the neck; the passage in the neck through which food passes to the stomach and air to the lungs
neck
Cases of word usage
1) the noise made when clearing the throat or to get a person's attention (ahem)
2) to throw (food) up or out (as if) from the throat (disgorge)
3) to wash the throat with liquid kept in motion by breathing air out through it; a liquid used for gargling (gargle)
4) (of a sound) produced in the throat (guttural)
5) of the neck or throat (jugular)
6) the passage from the throat to the stomach (esophagus)
7) a small flavoured tablet to be sucked, e.g. one containing medicine for the throat (pastille)
8) the semi-liquid coughed up from the throat (sputum)
9) a kind of small bird with a forked tail; to cause (food) or allow to go down the throat (swallow)
10) to seize (a person) by the throat and stop her or his breathing; a valve controlling the flow of steam, gas etc in an engine (throttle)