gullet
Definition
Noun: 1. The tube that connects the throat to the stomach; the esophagus. It is the muscular passage through which food and liquids travel from the mouth to the stomach.
Usage
The word "gullet" is used primarily in anatomical, medical, or informal descriptive contexts to refer to the esophagus. It often conveys a more visceral or physical image than the clinical term "esophagus." - It functions as a countable noun (e.g., a gullet, the gullet).
Examples
- The large piece of meat got stuck in his gullet.
- Birds have a gullet that leads to a crop for storing food.
- He felt the cold water go down his gullet.
Advanced Usage
- To stick in one's gullet: This is an idiomatic expression meaning to be difficult to accept or swallow, often used for something offensive or unfair.
- The insult really stuck in his gullet.
Variants and Related Words
- Esophagus (noun): The formal medical term for the gullet.
- Throat (noun): A more general term for the front part of the neck and the passage that leads from the mouth and nose; it includes the pharynx and the upper part of the gullet.
- Oesophagus (noun): The British English spelling of "esophagus."
Synonyms
- Esophagus (the direct synonym in formal contexts)
- Food pipe (informal)
Related Idioms
- To stick in one’s gullet: To be hard to accept or believe.
- His arrogant attitude sticks in my gullet.
Noun
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the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
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