:to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
:to hurl or project, as a gun does.
:to project or cast.
:to project.
:to make it appear that is coming from a place different from its source, as in ventriloquism.
:to direct or send forth.
:to put or cause to go or come into some place, position, condition, etc., as if by hurling: to throw someone into prison; to throw a bridge across a river; to throw troops into action.
:to put on, off, or away hastily: to throw a shawl over one's shoulders.
:Machinery. to move 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.
:to shape on a potter's wheel: to throw a vase.
:to bring to bear or invest: Throw all your energy into your work. The FBI threw every available agent into the case.
:to deliver: He threw a hard left jab to his opponent's chin.
:to cause to fall to the ground, especially to hurl to the ground, as an opponent in wrestling.
:Cards. to play.
:to lose intentionally, as for a bribe.
:to cast.
:to make at dice: She threw two sixes.
: to cause to fall off; unseat: The horse threw his rider twice.
:to organize and host: They threw a lavish party celebrating his 80th birthday.
: to bring forth.
:Textiles. to twist without attenuation in the production of yarn or thread.
:Informal. to overcome with astonishment or confusion; amaze, disconcert, or confuse: It was her falsetto voice on top of it all that really threw me.
:to turn on a lathe.
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threw, thrown, throw·ing.
:to cast, fling, or hurl a missile or the like.
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:an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling: For your first time playing catch, I'd have to say that was a great throw!
:the distance to which anything is or may be thrown: a stone's throw.
:Informal. a venture or chance: It was his last throw.
:Machinery. the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of the crankpins, equal to one half of the piston stroke.the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of an eccentric.the movement of a reciprocating part in one direction.
: the distance between the projector and the screen.
: the distance between a loudspeaker and the audience.
:the length of a beam of light: a spotlight with a throw of 500 feet.
:Theater. the distance to which a spotlight can be projected.the area illuminated by a spotlight.
:a scarf, boa, shawl, or the like.
:a light blanket, as for use when reclining on a sofa.
:a cast of dice.
:the number thrown with a pair of dice.
:Wrestling. the act, method, or an instance of throwing an opponent.
:Geology, Mining. the amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault.
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:throw away, to dispose of; discard.to employ wastefully; squander.to fail to use; miss: He threw away a college education and a professional career. to speak or tell casually or indifferently.
: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 down, to fight or to challenge someone to a fight: You wanna throw down with me, punk? to give a share of the cost; contribute: Are you going to throw down for this pizza, or what?to produce or execute successfully; put down: The skiers threw down a few good runs before the snow turned to slush. to cast down; cause to drop: Throw down your weapons and surrender!
:throw in, Informal. to add as a bonus or gratuity: They throw in breakfast with the room.to bring into as an addition; interject: The president threw in an amusing anecdote to relieve the tension.Cards.to abandon.
: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.
: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, especially 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, especially forcibly: He started making a disturbance so the bartenders threw him out.to expel, as from membership in a club.
:throw over, to forsake; abandon: She threw over her first husband for another man.
:throw together, to make in a hurried and haphazard manner.to cause to associate: Many nationalities have been thrown together in the American melting pot.
:throw up, to give up; relinquish.to build hastily.to vomit.to point out, as an error; criticize. to fly suddenly upward.