thrower

Variant of throw

transitive verb threw, thrown, throwing

  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
  9. to cast off; shed: snakes throw their skins, the horse threw its shoe
  10. to bring forth (young): said esp. of domesticated animals
  11. 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)
  12. to cause (one's voice) to seem to come from some other source, as in ventriloquism
  13. to put (blame on, influence into, obstacles before, etc.)
  14. Informal to lose (a game, race, etc.) deliberately, as by prearrangement
  15. Informal to give (a party, dance, etc.)
  16. Informal to have (a fit, tantrum, etc.)
  17. Informal to confuse or disconcert: the question completely threw him
  18. Card Games to play or discard (a card)
  19. Ceramics to shape on a potter's wheel

Origin: 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
    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
  4. Geol. the amount of vertical displacement at a fault
  5. Wrestling a particular way or an instance of throwing an opponent

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