 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
throw
noun
1: the act of throwing (propelling something through the air
with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the
catcher made a good throw to second base"
2: a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a
throw"
3: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating
piece by a cam [syn: {stroke}, {cam stroke}]
4: the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a
stone's throw from here"
5: bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an
afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over
something
6: the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome
randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
verb
1: project through the air; "throw a frisbee"
2: move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw
herself forwards"
3: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw
off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
4: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket
around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the
beggar" [syn: {thrust}]
5: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical
gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
[syn: {give}]
6: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch
on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {flip}, {switch}]
7: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the
corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a
spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {contrive}]
8: to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or
carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car
into reverse"
9: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {bemuse},
{discombobulate}]
10: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw
accusations at someone" [syn: {hurl}]
11: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {have},
{make}, {give}]
12: make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"
13: cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider"
14: throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
15: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts";
"This question completely threw me"; "This question
befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {fox}, {befuddle},
{fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
[also: {thrown}, {threw}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
threw
See {throw}
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Threw \Threw\ (thr[udd]),
imp. of {Throw}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Throw \Throw\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown}
(thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen,
[thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to
twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG.
dr[=a]jan, L. terebra an auger, gimlet, Gr. ? to bore, to
turn, ? to pierce, ? a hole. Cf. {Thread}, {Trite}, {Turn},
verb (used with an object)]
1. To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of
the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss,
or to bowl.
2. To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance
from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as,
to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a
ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish
flames.
3. To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be
thrown upon a rock.
4. (Mil.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw
a detachment of his army across the river.
5. To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws
his antagonist.
6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
Set less than thou throwest. --Shak.
7. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. --Pope.
8. To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
There the snake throws her enameled skin. --Shak.
9. (Pottery) To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine,
or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
10. To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.
I have thrown
A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth. --Shak.
11. To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; -- said
especially of rabbits.
12. To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, 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. --Tomlinson.
{To throw away}.
(a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to
bestow without a compensation; as, to throw away
time; to throw away money.
(b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or a good
offer.
{To throw back}.
(a) To retort; to cast back, as a reply.
(b) To reject; to refuse.
(c) To reflect, as light.
{To throw by}, to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as
useless; as, to throw by a garment.
{To throw down}, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to
throw down a fence or wall.
{To throw in}.
(a) To inject, as a fluid.
(b) To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as,
to throw in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to
throw in an occasional comment.
(c) To add without enumeration or valuation, as something
extra to clinch a bargain.
{To throw off}.
(a) To expel; to free one's self from; as, to throw off a
disease.
(b) To reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to throw off
all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent.
(c) To make a start in a hunt or race. [Eng.]
{To throw on}, to cast on; to load.
{To throw one's self down}, to lie down neglectively or
suddenly.
{To throw one's self on} or {To throw one's self upon}.
(a) To fall upon.
(b) To resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or
sustain power of (another); to repose upon.
{To throw out}.
(a) To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. ''The
other two, whom they had thrown out, they were
content should enjoy their exile.'' --Swift. ''The
bill was thrown out.'' --Swift.
(b) To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, to
throw out insinuation or observation. ''She throws
out thrilling shrieks.'' --Spenser.
(c) To distance; to leave behind. --Addison.
(d) To cause to project; as, to throw out a pier or an
abutment.
(e) To give forth; to emit; as, an electric lamp throws
out a brilliant light.
(f) To put out; to confuse; as, a sudden question often
throws out an orator.
{To throw over}, to abandon the cause of; to desert; to
discard; as, to throw over a friend in difficulties.
{To throw up}.
(a) To resign; to give up; to demit; as, to throw up a
commission. ''Experienced gamesters throw up their
cards when they know that the game is in the enemy's
hand.'' --Addison.
(b) To reject from the stomach; to vomit.
(c) To construct hastily; as, to throw up a breastwork of
earth.
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