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Throw

//θɹəʊ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of throwing something.
"With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow."
2
A moment, time, occasion. obsolete
3
Obsolete spelling of throe. alt-of, error-lua-exec, obsolete
"O man haue mind of that laſt bitter throw; For as the tree does fall, ſo lyes it euer low."
4
the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) wordnet
5
A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.

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6
A period of time; a while. obsolete
"Downe himselfe he layd Vpon the grassie ground, to sleepe a throw; The cold earth was his couch, the hard steele his pillow."
7
casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly wordnet
8
One’s ability to throw.
"He’s always had a pretty decent throw."
9
bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something wordnet
10
The distance travelled by something thrown.
"a stone's throw"
11
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam wordnet
12
The flight of a thrown object.
13
a single chance or instance wordnet
14
A distance travelled in general; displacement.
"the throw of the piston"
15
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
16
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance. informal
"Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw."
17
Any of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
18
A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers. historical

Verb

1
To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air. transitive
"throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"
2
Obsolete spelling of throe. alt-of, obsolete
"Pre-thee ſay on, The ſetting of thine eye, and cheeke proclaime A matter from thee; and a birth, indeed, Which throwes thee much to yeeld."
3
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly wordnet
4
To eject or cause to fall off. transitive
"There the snake throws her enamelled skin."
5
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture wordnet

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6
To move to another position or condition; to displace. transitive
"throw the switch"
7
utter with force; utter vehemently wordnet
8
To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel. transitive
"Through practice, you’ll learn how to add the right amount of water as you throw a pot, and your fingers will feel when the pot has reached the proper thickness."
9
throw (a die) out onto a flat surface wordnet
10
To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery. transitive
11
place or put with great energy wordnet
12
To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing. transitive
"If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception."
13
propel through the air wordnet
14
To intentionally lose a game.
"The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match."
15
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation wordnet
16
(of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match). transitive
"The pitcher threw a perfect game."
17
to remove wordnet
18
To confuse or mislead. informal, transitive
"The deliberate red herring threw me at first."
19
cause to fall off wordnet
20
To send hastily or desperately. figuratively, transitive
"Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."
21
put or send forth wordnet
22
To imprison. transitive
"The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail."
23
make on a potter's wheel wordnet
24
To organize an event, especially a party. transitive
"She was known for throwing the craziest parties in college."
25
organize or be responsible for wordnet
26
To roll (a die or dice). ambitransitive
"The kings came to the agreement between themselves that they would cast lots by the dice to determine who should have this property, and that he who threw the highest should have the district. The Swedish king threw two sixes, and said King Olaf need scarcely throw."
27
cause to be confused emotionally wordnet
28
To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it. transitive
"The kings came to the agreement between themselves that they would cast lots by the dice to determine who should have this property, and that he who threw the highest should have the district. The Swedish king threw two sixes, and said King Olaf need scarcely throw."
29
move violently, energetically, or carelessly wordnet
30
To discard. transitive
"Declarer threw his queen of spades on the high diamond. He then won the last three tricks with his ace, queen and nine of hearts behind East’s jack third."
31
to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly wordnet
32
To lift or unbalance one’s opponent and then bring him back down to the ground, especially into a position behind the thrower.
"So they stood up, and wrastled another while in silence. Soon the King made trial once again of the fall whereby he had sought to throw him in the first bout, twisting suddenly his right side against Goldry, and catching with his leg Goldry’s leg, and therewith leaning against him with main force."
33
To change (one’s voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place. transitive
"“Then, when I throw my voice, when I speak as someone who’s quite different from me, it starts to feel very authentic.”"
34
To show sudden emotion, especially anger. transitive
"Bill runs into the kitchen and tells Dad that Erik is throwing a tantrum. He tells Bill to go back and watch his program and to ignore his brother. Fifteen minutes later, Erik is still screaming[…]"
35
To project or send forth. transitive
"Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer’s office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance."
36
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
"O’er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw."
37
To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
"A person named Crocket endeavoured to throw silk at Derby in the year 1702 ; but his machinery was imperfect"
38
To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever). slang, usually
"I have a minor quibble with Gleason’s decision to throw Lefty Williams in Game Eight with the Series in the balance."
39
To install (a bridge). transitive
"[…] across the rapid smaragdus-green waters, pouring onward into the country, are thrown three bridges […]"
40
To twist or turn. Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
"a thrown nail"
41
Synonym of pass.
42
To deliver. transitive
"[…] not only did I not want to throw a punch at him, I wanted to give him a solid silver token of thanks […]"
43
Of animals: to give birth to (young). transitive
"At the end of the normal gestation period the cow threw two calf mummies as large as cats."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”). Cognate with Scots thraw (“to twist, turn, throw”), West Frisian triuwe (“to push”), Dutch draaien (“to turn”), Low German draien, dreien (“to turn (in a lathe)”), German drehen (“to turn”). Displaced warp as the word for hurling and was displaced by warp as the word for twisting.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From Middle English, from Old English þrāh, þrāg (“space of time, period, while”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”).

Etymology 4

See throe.

Etymology 5

See throe.

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