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Verb (used with object)
to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist
to make it appear that one's voice is coming from a place different from its source, as in ventriloquism.
Machinery .
- to move (a lever or the like) in order to activate, turn on, disconnect, etc., an apparatus or mechanism
- to throw the switch.
- to connect, engage, disconnect, or disengage by such a procedure
- to throw the current.
Noun
Verb phrases
throw away,
- to dispose of; discard.
- to employ wastefully; squander.
- to fail to use; miss (a chance, opportunity, etc.)
- He threw away a college education and a professional career.
throw back,
- to retard the development or advancement of
- His illness threw him back a year at school.
- to force into dependence upon or necessary use of.
- to return to; hark back.
- to revert to a type found in one's ancestry; manifest atavism
- Her red hair and blue eyes throw back to her great-grandmother.
throw in, Informal .
- to add as a bonus or gratuity
- They throw in breakfast with the room.
- to bring into (a discussion, plan, etc.) as an addition; interject
- The president threw in an amusing anecdote to relieve the tension.
- Cards . to abandon (a hand).
throw off,
- to free oneself of; cast aside
- to throw off the wet poncho; to throw off the yoke of slavery.
- to escape from or delay, as a pursuer.
- to give off; discharge.
- to perform or produce with ease
- The entertainer threw off a few songs and jokes to begin the show.
- to confuse; fluster
- Thrown off by jeers, she forgot her lines.
- Australian Slang . to criticize or ridicule (usually fol. by at ).
throw out,
- to cast away; remove; discard.
- to bring up for consideration; propose
- The committee threw out a few suggestions.
- to put out of mind; reject
- We can throw out that scheme.
- Baseball . to cause to be out by throwing the ball to a fielder, esp. an infielder, in time to prevent a batter or runner from reaching base safely
- The shortstop backhanded the ball and threw the batter out at first.
- to eject from a place, esp. forcibly
- He started making a disturbance so the bartenders threw him out.
- to expel, as from membership in a club.
Idioms
throw oneself at (someone) or at (someone's head), to strive to attract the interest or attention of
Synonyms
verb
- break up with , break with , desert , discard , drop , eighty-six * , finish with , forsake , jilt * , quit , renounce , split up with , walk out on * , throw
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