noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of throw (“piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing”).
2. 2
   The smuggling of items into a prison by throwing them over a wall.

Synonyms

All synonyms

throw

Etymology

Deverbal from throw over.

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