confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(verb) 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”
give, throw
(verb) convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; “Throw a glance”; “She gave me a dirty look”
hurl, throw
(verb) utter with force; utter vehemently; “hurl insults”; “throw accusations at someone”
throw
(verb) throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; “Throw a six”
throw, thrust
(verb) place or put with great energy; “She threw the blanket around the child”; “thrust the money in the hands of the beggar”
throw
(verb) propel through the air; “throw a frisbee”
throw, flip, switch
(verb) cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; “switch on the light”; “throw the lever”
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
(verb) get rid of; “he shed his image as a pushy boss”; “shed your clothes”
throw
(verb) cause to fall off; “The horse threw its inexperienced rider”
project, cast, contrive, throw
(verb) 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”
throw
(verb) make on a potter’s wheel; “she threw a beautiful teapot”
hold, throw, have, make, give
(verb) organize or be responsible for; “hold a reception”; “have, throw, or make a party”; “give a course”
bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw
(verb) cause to be confused emotionally
throw
(verb) move violently, energetically, or carelessly; “She threw herself forwards”
throw
(verb) to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; “Jane threw dinner together”; “throw the car into reverse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
threw
simple past tense of throw
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of throw
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Source: Wiktionary
Threw,
Definition: imp. of Throw.
Throw, n. Etym: [See Throe.]
Definition: Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe. [Obs.] Spenser. Dryden.
Throw, n. Etym: [AS. , .]
Definition: Time; while; space of time; moment; trice. [Obs.] Shak. I will with Thomas speak a little throw. Chaucer.
Throw, v. t. [imp. Threw; p. p. Thrown; p. pr. & vb. n. Throwing.] Etym: [OE. , , to throw, to twist, AS. to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. drajan, L. terebra an auger, gimlet, Gr. Thread, Trite, Turn, v. t.]
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.)
Definition: 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)
Definition: 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.](e) To disconcert or confuse. Same as to throw out (f).
– 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 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.
Throw, v. i.
Definition: To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice. To throw about, to cast about; to try expedients. [R.]
Throw, n.
1. The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast. He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw, He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe. Addison.
2. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws. Spenser.
3. The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.
4. A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.
5. An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.] Your youth admires The throws and swellings of a Roman soul. Addison.
6. (Mach.)
Definition: The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.
7. (Pottery)
Definition: A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
8. A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov. Eng.]
9. (Mining)
Definition: The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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