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Verb: throw (threw,thrown) throw- Propel through the air
"throw a frisbee"; - wing - Move violently, energetically, or carelessly
"She threw herself forwards" - To remove
- shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw off, throw away, drop, lose - Place or put with great energy
"She threw the blanket around the child"; - thrust - Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
"Throw a glance"; - give - Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
"throw the lever"; - flip, switch - Put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; - project, cast, contrive - To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
"Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse" - Utter with force; utter vehemently
"throw accusations at someone"; - hurl - Organize or be responsible for
"have, throw, or make a party"; - hold, have, make, give - Make on a potter's wheel
"she threw a beautiful teapot" - Cause to fall off
"The horse threw its inexperienced rider" - Cast a die or dice onto a flat surface and look at the number or numbers
"Throw a six" - Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
"This question completely threw me"; - confuse, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound - [informal] (sports) deliberately lose, esp. for a bribe or to make money on a bet
- Cause to be confused emotionally
- bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate [informal] Noun: throw throw- The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
"the catcher made a good throw to second base" - A single chance or instance
"he couldn't afford $50 a throw" - The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- stroke, cam stroke - Bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
- Casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
"he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
Sounds like: throne, t, throw Derived forms: threw, thrown, throws, throwing Type of: actuation, be, bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding, bump, chance, communicate, direct, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, dislodge, engage, express, forge, form, gambling, gaming, give tongue to, impel, intercommunicate, lay, lock, mesh, mold [N. Amer], motion, mould [Brit, Cdn], move, movement, operate, opportunity, place, play, pose, position, propel, propulsion, put, release, remove, send, set, shape, take, take away, turn, untune, upset, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, withdraw, work Encyclopedia: Throw |