throw (θrəʊ
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: throws, throwing, threw, thrown
(mainly tr) - (also intr) to project or cast (something) through the air, esp with a rapid motion of the arm and wrist
- in, on, onto, etc to put or move suddenly, carelessly, or violently ⇒
she threw her clothes onto the bed
- to bring to or cause to be in a specified state or condition, esp suddenly or unexpectedly ⇒
the news threw the family into a panic
- to direct or cast (a shadow, light, etc)
- to project (the voice) so as to make it appear to come from other than its source
- to give or hold (a party)
- to cause to fall or be upset; dislodge ⇒
the horse soon threw his rider
- to tip (dice) out onto a flat surface
- to obtain (a specified number) in this way
- to shape (clay) on a potter's wheel
- to move (a switch or lever) to engage or disengage a mechanism
- to be subjected to (a fit)
- to turn (wood, etc) on a lathe
- informal to baffle or astonish; confuse ⇒
the last question on the test paper threw me
- boxing to deliver (a punch)
- wrestling to hurl (an opponent) to the ground
- informal to lose (a contest, fight, etc) deliberately, esp in boxing
- to play (a card)
- to discard (a card)
- (of a female animal, esp a cow) to give birth to (young)
- to twist or spin (filaments) into thread
- See throw cold water on something
- See throw oneself at
- See throw oneself into
- See throw oneself on
noun
- the act or an instance of throwing
- the distance or extent over which anything may be thrown ⇒
a stone's throw
- informal a chance, venture, or try
- an act or result of throwing dice
- the eccentricity of a cam
- the radial distance between the central axis of a crankshaft and the axis of a crankpin forming part of the shaft
- a decorative light blanket or cover, as thrown over a chair
- a sheet of fabric used for draping over an easel or unfinished painting, etc, to keep the dust off
- geology the vertical displacement of rock strata at a fault
- physics the deflection of a measuring instrument as a result of a sudden fluctuation
See also
throw about , throwaway , throwback , throwback , throw in , throw off , throw out , throw over , throw together , throw upAlternative Forms
ˈthrower nounWord Origin
Old English thrāwan to turn, torment; related to Old High German drāen to twist, Latin terere to rubSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations
- British English:
throw
If you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air.He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall.θrəʊ VERB He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall.
- Spanish:
lanzar
v
- French:
lancer
vt
- German:
werfen
v
- Chinese: 扔 vt
- Arabic: يَرْمِي vt
- Portuguese: arremessar vt
- Russian: бросать vt
- Croatian: baciti v
- Czech: hodit vt házet
- Danish: kaste v
- Dutch: gooien vt
- Finnish: heittää v
- Greek: εξακοντίζω v
- Italian: lanciare v
- Japanese: 投げる v
- Korean: (...을) 던지다 vt
- Norwegian: kaste v
- Polish: rzucić vt rzucać
- Brazilian Portuguese: arremessar vt
- European Spanish:
lanzar
v
- Swedish: kasta vt
- Thai: โยน vt
- Turkish: atmak vt
- Vietnamese: ném v
Usage examples
Then maybe you throw in the possibility of doing something on the lagoon.
, A DARKENING STAIN (2002)Pour in the red wine and throw in the separated, but not peeled, clove of garlic.
Country Life (2004)The other was America Presents ' unfortunate decision to throw in with Mike Tyson's comeback.
Irish Times (2002)Back in the 1980s many buyers were prepared to throw everything they had into house purchase.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Just one mistake, for many, is sufficient excuse to throw in the towel.
, HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002)