Throw Definition
- To express misgivings about or disapproval of; discourage.
- To admit defeat; give up.
- To make efforts to attract the interest or affection of (another).
- To use power or authority, especially in an excessive or heavy-handed way.
- To provide (someone) with a usually small part of what has been requested, especially in an attempt to placate or mollify.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Throw
- throw cold water on
- throw in the towel
- throw oneself at
- throw (one's) weight around
- throw (someone) a bone
- throw the baby out with the bath water
- throw up (one's) hands
- a throw
- throw away
- throw back
- throw cold water on
- throw in
- throw off
- throw on
- throw oneself at someone
- throw oneself into
- throw oneself on
- throw open
- throw out
- throw over
- throw together
- throw up
Origin of Throw
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From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist, curl, rack, torture, turn around"), from Proto-Germanic *þrÄ“anÄ… (“to turn"), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn"). Cognate with Scots thraw (“to twist, turn, throw"), Dutch draaien (“to turn"), Low German draien, dreien (“to turn (in a lathe)"), German drehen (“to turn"), Danish dreje (“to turn"), Swedish dreja (“to turn"), Albanian dredh (“to turn, twist, tremble").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English throwe, alteration of thrawe from Old English þrāwu (“labor pang, agony in childbirth or death"), akin to Old English þrÄ“a (“affliction, pang"), þrōwan (“to suffer"). More at throe
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English, from Old English þrāh, þrāg (“space of time, period, while"). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English throwen to turn, twist, hurl from Old English thrāwan terə-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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