throw

[[t]θroʊ[/t]]

v. threw, thrown, throw•ing, n.

1) to propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion:

to throw a ball[/ex]

2) to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does

3) to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.)

4) to project (the voice)

5) to direct (one's voice) so as to appear to come from a different source, as in ventriloquism

6) to direct or send forth (words, a glance, etc.)

7) to put into some place, condition, etc., as if by hurling:

to throw someone into prison[/ex]

8)

a) mac to move (a lever or the like) in order to turn on, disconnect, etc., an apparatus or mechanism: to throw the switch

b) mac to connect, engage, disconnect, or disengage by such a procedure:

to throw the current[/ex]

9) to shape on a potter's wheel

10) to deliver (a blow or punch.)

11) (in wrestling) to hurl (an opponent) to the ground

12) gam to play (a card)

13) gam to lose (a game, race, or other contest) intentionally, as for a bribe

14) gam

a) to cast (dice)

b) to make (a cast) at dice

15) (of an animal, as a horse) to cause (someone) to fall off; unseat

16) cvb to give or host:

to throw a lavish party[/ex]

17) ahb. (of domestic animals) to bring forth (young)

18) tex to twist (filaments) without attenuation in the production of yarn or thread

19) to amaze or confuse:

The dark glasses really threw me[/ex]

20) to cast, fling, or hurl a missile or the like

21) phv throw away

a) to dispose of; discard

b) to employ wastefully; squander

c) to fail to use; miss (a chance, opportunity, etc.)

d) (of an actor) to speak (lines, a joke, etc.) casually or indifferently

22) phv throw in

a) to add as a bonus or gratuity

b) to interject, as a comment

c) gam to abandon (a hand) in a card game

23) phv throw off

a) to free oneself of; cast aside

b) to escape from or delay, as a pursuer

c) to give off; discharge

d) to perform or produce with ease:

to throw off a few jokes[/ex]

e) to confuse; fluster

f) aus. sl. to criticize or ridicule (usu. fol. by at)

24) phv throw out

a) to cast away; discard; reject

b) spo to cause (a runner in baseball) to be out by throwing the ball to a teammate who prevents the runner from reaching base safely

c) to eject from a place, esp. forcibly

d) to expel, as from membership in a club

25) phv throw over, to forsake; abandon

26) phv throw together

a) to make hurriedly and haphazardly

b) to cause to associate:

bitter enemies thrown together by circumstance[/ex]

27) phv throw up

a) to give up; relinquish

b) to build hastily

c) to vomit

d) to point out, as an error

e) (of a hawk) to fly suddenly upward

28) an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling

29) the distance to which something can be thrown:

a stone's throw[/ex]

30)

a) mac the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of the crankpins, equal to one half of the piston stroke

b) mac the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of an eccentric

c) mac the movement of a reciprocating part in one direction

31) opt the length of a beam of light: a spotlight with a throw of 500 feet

32) a scarf, boa, shawl, or the like

33) a lightweight blanket; afghan

34) gam a cast of dice or the number thrown

35) spo the act, method, or an instance of throwing an opponent in wrestling

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- a throw throw in the sponge or towel throw oneself at throw oneself into

Etymology: bef. 1000; ME throwen, thrawen, OE thrāwan to twist, turn, c. OS thrāian, OHG drā(j) en, drāwen throw′er, n.