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throw

UK/θɹəʊ/ US/θɾ̪̊əʊ/ very common informal slang
verb (15) noun (6)

verb

1.

project through the air

  • “throw a frisbee”
2.

move violently, energetically, or carelessly

  • “She threw herself forwards”
3.

get rid of

  • “he shed his image as a pushy boss”
  • “shed your clothes”
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4.

place or put with great energy

  • “She threw the blanket around the child”
  • “thrust the money in the hands of the beggar”
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5.

convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

  • “Throw a glance”
  • “She gave me a dirty look”
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6.

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

  • “switch on the light”
  • “throw the lever”
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7.

put or send forth

  • “She threw the flashlight beam into the corner”
  • “The setting sun threw long shadows”
  • “cast a spell”
  • “cast a warm light”
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8.

to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly

  • “Jane threw dinner together”
  • “throw the car into reverse”
9.
10.

utter with force; utter vehemently

  • “hurl insults”
  • “throw accusations at someone”
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11.

organize or be responsible for

  • “hold a reception”
  • “have, throw, or make a party”
  • “give a course”
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12.

make on a potter''s wheel

  • “she threw a beautiful teapot”
13.

cause to fall off

  • “The horse threw its unexperienced rider”
14.

throw (a die) out onto a flat surface

  • “Throw a six”
15.

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

  • “These questions confuse even the experts”
  • “This question completely threw me”
  • “This question befuddled even the teacher”
Synonyms

noun

1.

the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)

  • “the catcher made a good throw to second base”
2.

a single chance or instance

  • “he couldn”
3.

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Synonyms
4.

the distance that something can be thrown

  • “it is just a stone”
5.
6.

the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly

  • “he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice”

Origin

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”). Cognate with Scots thraw (“to twist, turn, throw”), West Frisian triuwe (“to push”), Dutch draaien (“to turn”), Low German draien, dreien (“to turn (in a lathe)”), German drehen (“to turn”). Displaced warp as the word for hurling and was displaced by warp as the word for twisting. The use in computing comes from the fact, that in programming languages a statement reporting an error interrupts normal processing and sends an error object up the function calling stack until a handling statement intercepts it. Thus an “object” is “thrown” and “flies” until it is “catched”.

Phrases

  • a stone's throw
  • backside throw
  • bike throw
  • body throw
  • corner throw
  • dip me in chocolate and throw me to the lesbians
  • discus throw
  • flip throw
  • forced throw
  • like throwing a hot dog down a hallway
  • like throwing a sausage down a hallway
  • people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

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