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   throw

   /θrəʊ/

   verb

   • 1. propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand: "I threw a brick through the window" Similar hurltossflingpitchcastloblaunchflipcatapultshydashaimdirectprojectpropelsendbowlinformal:chuckheaveslingbuzzwhangbungyeetpeghoybishOpposite catchhold
   • ▪ push or force (someone or something) violently and suddenly into a particular physical position or state: "the pilot and one passenger were thrown clear and survived" Similar move quickly/suddenlypush suddenly/violentlythrustflingpropelshootslamsmackbangcrashthumppushforceinformal:plonk
   • ▪ put in place or erect quickly: "the stewards had thrown a cordon across the fairway"
   • ▪ move (a part of the body) quickly or suddenly in a particular direction: "she threw her head back and laughed"
   • ▪ project or cast (light or shadow) in a particular direction: "a chandelier threw its bright light over the walls" Similar projectcastsendgive offemitradiate
   • ▪ deliver (a punch): "Cheryl drew back her fist and threw another punch" Similar delivergivelandOpposite pull
   • ▪ direct a particular kind of look or facial expression: "she threw a withering glance at him" Similar directcastsenddartshootbestow ongive
   • ▪ project (one's voice) so that it appears to come from someone or something else, as in ventriloquism: "I can throw my voice—I could make a fortune as a medium"
   • ▪ move (a switch or lever) so as to operate a device: "at the trolley portal the operator had to manually throw the switch using a switch iron" Similar operateswitch onclick onengagemove
   • ▪ roll (dice): "he reached out and put the dice in the shaker and threw them"
   • ▪ obtain (a specified number) by rolling dice.
   • ▪ bowl (the ball) with an unlawful bent arm action.
   • ▪ (of a horse) lose (a shoe).
   • 2. send suddenly into a particular state or condition: "he threw all her emotions into turmoil"
   • ▪ put (someone) in a particular place or state in a rough, abrupt, or summary fashion: "these guys should be thrown in jail"
   • ▪ disconcert; confuse: "she frowned, thrown by this apparent change of tack" Similar disconcertunnerveflusterruffleflurryagitateharassupsetdisturbdiscomfitput offput someone off their strokethrow off balancemake nervousdiscomposediscountenancecause someone to lose their composureperturbunsettlebotheraffectworrydisquiettroubleconfuseinformal:rattlefazeput into a flapthrow into a tizzdiscombobulateshake up
   • 3. send (one's opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, or similar activity: "in the final Arnaud was too strong, and threw Hughes twice" Similar fellthrow to the groundhurl to the groundunbalancebring downfloorprostrate
   • ▪ (of a horse) unseat (its rider): "their horse threw its jockey before the race had started" Similar unseatdislodgeupsetbring down
   • 4. form (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel: "further on a potter was throwing pots" Similar shapeformmouldfashion
   • ▪ turn (wood or other material) on a lathe.
   • ▪ twist (silk or other fabrics) into thread or yarn.
   • 5. have (a fit or tantrum): "occasionally a small child will throw a tantrum when denied something"
   • 6. give or hold (a party): "he threw a huge farewell party for them" Similar givehostholdhaveprovideput onlay onarrangeorganize
   • 7. lose (a race or contest) intentionally, especially in return for a bribe: informal "the man who throws a race is a crook for life"
   • 8. (of an animal) give birth to (young, especially of a specified kind): "sometimes a completely black calf is thrown"

   noun

   • 1. an act of throwing something: "Holding's throw hit the stumps" Similar lobpitchflipshygobowlballhurltossflingcastinformal:chuckheavesling
   • ▪ an act of throwing one's opponent in wrestling, judo, or a similar sport: "a shoulder throw"
   • ▪ an illegitimate delivery considered to have been thrown rather than properly bowled.
   • ▪ short for throw of the dice below
   • 2. a light cover for furniture.
   • 3. used to indicate how much a single item, turn, or attempt costs: informal "he was offering to draw on-the-spot portraits at £25 a throw" Similar eachapieceper itemfor one
   • 4. the extent of vertical displacement in a fault.
   • 5. a machine or device by or on which an object is turned while being shaped.
   • 6. the action or motion of a slide valve or of a crank, eccentric wheel, or cam.
   • ▪ the distance moved by the pointer of an instrument.

   Word Origin Old Englishthrāwan ‘to twist, turn’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch draaien and German drehen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin terere ‘to rub’, Greek teirein ‘wear out’. throw (sense 1 of the verb), expressing propulsion and sudden action, dates from Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. throwable adjective

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