throat
/θrəʊt/noun
उच्चारण थ्रोट
गला, कंठ
Basic word
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a passage in the neck through which food and air pass from the mouth into the body; the front part of the neck
गला, कंठ
- a sore throat
- I have a sore throat and cannot speak loudly.
- The doctor looked down my throat with a small torch.
+ 1 more example
- He cleared his throat before he began the speech.
Synonyms gullet windpipe neck oesophagus pharynx
¶Idioms 2
jump down sb's throat
to react very angrily to sb
किसी पर बुरी तरह बरस पड़ना
- I only asked a question — there's no need to jump down my throat.
- She jumps down my throat whenever I mention money.
a lump in your throat
a tight feeling in the throat caused by a strong emotion
गला भर आना
- I had a lump in my throat as I said goodbye.
- The story brought a lump to my throat.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
At each other's throats (arguing or fighting angrily), have a lump in your throat (feel strong emotion, as if you might cry), ram or force sth down sb's throat (force somebody to accept an idea), jump down sb's throat (react angrily to somebody), cut-throat (very aggressive and unkind: 'cut-throat competition'), a frog in your throat (difficulty speaking).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: at each other's throats (क्रोध से बहस या लड़ाई करते हुए), have a lump in your throat (ऐसी तीव्र भावना जैसे रोना आ जाए, गला भर आना), ram या force sth down sb's throat (किसी पर विचार थोपना), jump down sb's throat (किसी पर क्रोध से प्रतिक्रिया देना), cut-throat (बहुत आक्रामक और निर्दयी: 'cut-throat competition', गलाकाट प्रतियोगिता), a frog in your throat (बोलने में कठिनाई)।
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General knowledge
Science: the throat leads to the oesophagus (food pipe) and the trachea (windpipe); the epiglottis prevents food from entering the windpipe.
विज्ञान में गला oesophagus (भोजन-नली) और trachea (श्वास-नली) तक जाता है; epiglottis भोजन को श्वास-नली में जाने से रोकता है।