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throw `verb` [ θrəʊ ]

• propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

• "I threw a brick through the window"

Similar: hurl, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, flip, catapult, shy, dash, aim, direct, project, propel, send, bowl, chuck, heave, sling, buzz, whang, bung, yeet, peg, hoy, bish,

Opposite: catch, hold,

• send suddenly into a particular state or condition.

• "he threw all her emotions into turmoil"

• 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: fell, throw to the ground, hurl to the ground, unbalance, bring down, floor, prostrate,

• form (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel.

• "further on a potter was throwing pots"

Similar: shape, form, mould, fashion,

• have (a fit or tantrum).

• "occasionally a small child will throw a tantrum when denied something"

• give or hold (a party).

• "he threw a huge farewell party for them"

Similar: give, host, hold, have, provide, put on, lay on, arrange, organize,

• lose (a race or contest) intentionally, especially in return for a bribe.

• "the man who throws a race is a crook for life"

• (of an animal) give birth to (young, especially of a specified kind).

• "sometimes a completely black calf is thrown"

throw `noun`

• an act of throwing something.

• "Holding's throw hit the stumps"

Similar: lob, pitch, flip, shy, go, bowl, ball, hurl, toss, fling, cast, chuck, heave, sling,

• a light cover for furniture.

• used to indicate how much a single item, turn, or attempt costs.

• "he was offering to draw on-the-spot portraits at £25 a throw"

Similar: each, apiece, per item, for one,

• the extent of vertical displacement in a fault.

• a machine or device by or on which an object is turned while being shaped.

• the action or motion of a slide valve or of a crank, eccentric wheel, or cam.

Origin: Old English thrāwan ‘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.

throw away the key

• used to suggest that someone who has been put in prison should or will never be released.
"the judge should lock up these robbers and throw away the key"

throw dust in someone's eyes

• seek to mislead or deceive someone by misrepresentation or distraction.

throw good money after bad

• incur further loss in a hopeless attempt to recoup a previous loss.

throw one's hand in

• withdraw from a card game, especially poker, because one has a poor hand.

throw in the towel

• (of boxers or their seconds) throw a towel or sponge into the ring as a token of defeat.
"Cafaro was told by his trainer that he was going to throw the towel in if he did not start throwing punches"

throw of the dice

• a risky attempt to do or achieve something.
"a struggling actor giving it a last throw of the dice as he stages a self-financed production of Hamlet"

throw up one's hands

• raise both hands in the air as an indication of one's exasperation.
"Dickens threw up his hands in impatience"

throw around

• spend money freely and ostentatiously.
"he was used to throwing money around at Christmas"

throw at

• appear too eager to become the sexual partner of someone.
"she's throwing herself at that man, making a complete fool of herself"

throw away

• discard something as useless or unwanted.
"many of the cans and bottles thrown away may have cost more to make than the contents"

throw back on

• be forced to rely on something because there is no alternative.
"we are once again thrown back on the resources of our imagination"

throw down

• (especially of a DJ or rapper) play or perform a piece of music.
"the DJ was throwing down some classic beats"

throw in

• include something free with a purchase.
"they cut the price by £100 and threw in the add-on TV adaptor"

throw into

• start to do something with enthusiasm and vigour.
"Eve threw herself into her work"

throw off

• rid oneself of something.
"he was struggling to throw off a viral-hepatitis problem"

throw off at

• criticize or ridicule someone.
"you are always throwing off at others for letting emotion rule their lives"

throw on

• put on a garment hastily.
"I tumbled out of bed, threw on my tracksuit, and joined the others"

throw open

• make something accessible.
"the market was thrown open to any supplier to compete for contracts"

throw out

• discard something as unwanted.
"I threw out all the old torn clothes"

throw over

• abandon or reject someone as a lover.
"he's going to throw you over for your sister"

throw together

• bring people into contact unexpectedly or by chance.
"we were just two guys thrown together by circumstance"

throw up

• vomit.
"I leaned over and threw up again"

throw verb [ θrəʊ ]

throw noun

throw `verb` [ θrəʊ ]

throw `noun`