thrower

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.
9. 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
13. 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

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

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
5. 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