CLEAR THE THROAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clear the throat mean? 

• CLEAR THE THROAT (verb)
  The verb CLEAR THE THROAT has 1 sense:

1. clear mucus or food from one's throat

  Familiarity information: CLEAR THE THROAT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLEAR THE THROAT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clear mucus or food from one's throat

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

clear the throat; hawk

Context example:

he cleared his throat before he started to speak

Hypernyms (to "clear the throat" is one way to...):

cough (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s