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throw (t̸hrō)

transitive verb threw, thrown, throw′·ing

  1. to twist strands of (silk, etc.) into thread or yarn
  2. to cause to fly through the air by releasing from the hand while the arm is in rapid motion; cast; hurl
  3. to discharge through the air from a catapult, pump, gun, etc.
  4. to hurl violently, as in anger, etc.; dash
  5. to cause to fall; upset; overthrow; dislodge thrown by a horse
  6. to move or send rapidly; advance to throw reinforcements into a battle
  7. to put suddenly and forcibly into or onto she threw the clothes into the suitcase
  8. to put suddenly and forcibly into a specified condition or situation thrown into prison, into confusion, etc.
    1. to cast or roll (dice)
    2. to make (a specified cast) at dice to throw a five
  10. to cast off; shed snakes throw their skins, the horse threw its shoe
  11. to bring forth (young): said esp. of domesticated animals
  12. to move the lever of (a switch, clutch, etc.) or connect, disconnect, engage, etc. by so doing
    1. to direct, cast, turn, project, etc.: variously with at, on, upon, over, toward, etc. to throw a glance, a light, a shadow, etc.
    2. to deliver (a punch)
  14. to cause (one's voice) to seem to come from some other source, as in ventriloquism
  15. to put (blame on, influence into, obstacles before, etc.)
  16. ☆ Informal to lose (a game, race, etc.) deliberately, as by prearrangement
  17. ☆ Informal to give (a party, dance, etc.)
  18. ☆ Informal to have (a fit, tantrum, etc.)
  19. Informal to confuse or disconcert the question completely threw him
  20. Card Games to play or discard (a card)
  21. Ceramics to shape on a potter's wheel

Etymology: ME throwen, to twist, wring, hurl < OE thrawan, to throw, twist, akin to Ger drehen, to twist, turn < IE base *ter-, to rub, rub with turning motion, bore > thrash, thread, Gr teirein, L terere, to rub

intransitive verb

to cast or hurl something

noun

  1. the action of a person who throws; a cast
  2. a cast of dice, or the numbers cast
  3. the distance something is or can be thrown a stone's throw
  4. ☆
    1. a spread or coverlet for draping over a bed, sofa, etc.
    2. a woman's light scarf or wrap
    1. the motion of a moving part driven by a cam, eccentric, etc.
    2. the range of such a motion; travel; stroke
  6. Geol. the amount of vertical displacement at a fault
  7. Wrestling a particular way or an instance of throwing an opponent

throw Related Forms
throw′er noun
throw Idioms

a throw

Informal for each one; apiece concert tickets at fifty bucks a throw

throw a monkey wrench into

☆

to stop or obstruct by direct interference; sabotage

throw away

  1. to rid oneself of; discard
  2. to be wasteful of; waste; squander
  3. to fail to make use of throwing away his talents
  4. Theater to deliver (a line, speech, etc.) in a deliberately offhand manner

throw back

  1. to check or stop from advancing
  2. to revert to an earlier or more primitive type or condition

throw cold water on

to discourage by indifference or disparagement

throw in

  1. to engage (a clutch) or cause (gears) to mesh
  2. to add on without extra charge
  3. to add to others
  4. Informal to join (with) in cooperative action

throw off

    1. to rid oneself of; cast off
    2. to recover from
    3. Card Games to discard
    1. to evade (a pursuer)
    2. to mislead
    3. to disconcert or confuse
  3. to expel, emit, etc.
  4. Informal to write or utter quickly, in an offhand manner

throw on

to put on (a garment) carelessly or hastily

throw oneself at

to try very hard to win the affection or love of

throw oneself into

to engage in with great vigor

throw oneself on

or throw oneself upon

to ask for (someone's mercy, etc.) for oneself

throw open

  1. to open completely and suddenly
  2. to remove all restrictions from

throw out

  1. to get rid of; discard
  2. to reject or remove, often with force
  3. to emit
  4. to put forth or utter (a hint or suggestion)
  5. to disengage (a clutch)
  6. ☆ Baseball to throw the ball to a teammate who in turn retires (a runner)

throw over

  1. to give up; abandon
  2. to forsake; jilt

throw together

  1. to make or assemble hurriedly and carelessly
  2. to cause to become acquainted

throw up

  1. to give up or abandon
  2. to raise suddenly or rapidly
  3. to vomit
  4. to construct rapidly
  5. ☆ to mention repeatedly (to someone), as in reproach or criticism
throw Synonyms

throw

v.

  1. To hurl

    fling, butt, bunt, pitch, fire, let go, sling, toss, heave, lob, dash, launch, chuck, bowl, cast, heave, hurl, let fly*, shy*, deliver*, elbow*, cast off*, lay across*.

    Antonyms catch*, receive, grab.

  2. To send forth

    propel, thrust, force, project, discharge, butt, bunt, launch, put into motion, start, push into, drive, set going, impel, stick into, pour into.

    Antonyms receive*, retrieve, accept.

  3. To connect or disconnect

    pull a lever, turn a switch, unswitch, unhook, turn off, turn on.

  4. To force to the ground

    defeat, cast down, triumph over, strike down, overwhelm, pin, nail*, flatten*, buck off*, pin to the mat*; see also defeat 1, 3.

    Antonyms raise*, help up, bring on to one's feet.

  5. *To permit an opponent to win

    give up, lose the game, lose deliberately, submit, yield, surrender, give in*, back down*, chuck away*, call quits*, check out*; see also lose 3.

throw is the general word meaning to cause to move through the air by or as by a rapid propulsive motion of the arm throw a ball, throw some light on the mystery; cast, the preferred word in certain connections to cast a fishing line, generally has a more archaic or lofty quality they cast stones at him; to toss is to throw lightly or carelessly and, usually, with an upward or sideways motion to toss a coin; hurl and fling both imply a throwing with force or violence, but hurl suggests that the object thrown moves swiftly for some distance to hurl a javelin and fling, that it is thrust sharply or vehemently so that it strikes a surface with considerable impact she flung the plate to the floor; pitch implies a throwing with a definite aim or in a definite direction to pitch a baseball

throw Usage Examples

Object

  • exception: The safest decision might be to throw an exception should the component not be in one of the year entry states.
  • ball: Throw the first ball then throw & pass at the same time.
  • ioexception: The method reset for class InputStream does nothing and always throws an IOException.
  • stone: With the council of Athene, he threw a precious stone among them.
  • grenade: Throw the grenade to kill the guard pursuing you.

Preposition: into

  • disarray: British regulations on cloning were thrown into disarray in November by a high court decision that current laws did not prohibit human reproductive cloning.
  • prison: Meanwhile, Max is thrown into prison on trumped up charges.
  • doubt: And with youngster Theo Walcott currently earning rave reviews on the south coast, Best's future has been thrown further into doubt.
  • lake: This has lead to glasses being left outside after licensing hours and one of the tables has been thrown into the lake.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • away: His sister would not like him to throw away his life either.
  • out: Some people even reported being thrown out of their beds.
  • around: Multinational bribery of the EU commissioners makes the money thrown around in the UK seem like loose change.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • away: Some cards are mounted which make a lovely keepsake gift rather than just a throw away card.
  • off: The Turn Forcing the hare to make a 90 degree turn to throw off pursuit.
  • down: There on the mount he challenges them, he throws down the gauntlet to who is the God who answers by fire.

Particle object:

  • gauntlet: There on the mount he challenges them, he throws down the gauntlet to who is the God who answers by fire.

Preposition: in

  • towel: On reading it, I nearly threw in the towel there and then.
  • jail: He's even been arrested and thrown in jail for a night for " not moving out the way " .
  • bin: They are thrown in the bin and then either crushed or gassed.
throw Quotes

It is not so much who you elect, it's who you throw out.

—Thompson,James R

Throw away thy rod, Throw away thy wrath: O my God, Take the gentle path.

—Herbert, George

I throw myself down in my Chamber, and I call in, and invite God, and his Angels thither, and when they are there, I neglect God and his Angels, for the noise of a fly, for the rattling of a coach, for the whining of a door.

—Donne,John

Nous ne pouvons arracher une seule page de notre vie, mais nous pouvons jeter le livre au feu. We cannot tear out a single page from our life, but we can throw the entire book in the fire.

—Samuelson, Sir Sydney

About the time you are writing a line that you have writtenso oftenthat you wanttothrow up, that isthefirst time the American people will hear it.

—Gergen, David Richmond