The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.]
Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.
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Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
--Tillotson. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
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Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.]
--Shak.Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche.
Malignant sore throat, Ulcerated sore throat or Putrid sore throat. See Angina, and under Putrid.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context countable English) Any inflammation of the pharynx that causes soreness. 2 (context pathology uncountable English) The same, as a common symptom for many viral and bacterial infections.
WordNet
n. inflammation of the fauces and pharynx [syn: pharyngitis, raw throat]
Wikipedia
A sore throat (or throat pain) is pain or irritation of the throat. A common physical symptom, it is usually caused by acute pharyngitis ( inflammation of the throat), although it can also appear as a result of trauma, diphtheria, or other conditions.
Sore Throat were a British crust punk / grindcore band, formed in Yorkshire in 1987. They are known for being one of the earliest exponents of the grindcore subgenre known as "noisecore", as well launching the careers of several prominent members of the British metal community.
Sore throat generally refers to pharyngitis.
Sore Throat may also refer to:
- Sore Throat (punk/new wave band), a British band active from 1975–1981
- Sore Throat (grindcore band), a British band active from 1987–1990
Usage examples of "sore throat".
Clenching that idea in his sore throat, he angled in the direction of the Hills.
I can't catch cholera, either, or lockjaw, or the morbid sore throat.
When you send a messenger to buy the alum you can say it is for a sore throat or to use in dyeing-as it is used for both those purposes.
And to make matters worse, Wade was ill with a sore throat and a raging fever and there was neither doctor nor medicine for him.
He'd have the sniffles and a sore throat, and that would be about the size of it.