THROW

throw

(noun) the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); “the catcher made a good throw to second base”

throw

(noun) casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; “he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice”

throw

(noun) bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something

throw, stroke, cam stroke

(noun) the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

throw

(noun) a single chance or instance; “he couldn’t afford $50 a throw”

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

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Etymology 1

Verb

throw (third-person singular simple present throws, present participle throwing, simple past threw, past participle thrown)

(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

Synonyms: bowl, bung, buzz, cast, catapult, chuck, dash, direct, fire, fling, flip, heave, hurl, launch, lob, pitch, project, propel, send, shoot, shy, sling, toss, whang

(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.

Synonyms: eject, throw off

(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.

Synonyms: displace, relocate

(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

(transitive, cricket, of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

(transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

(sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.

Synonym: take a dive

(transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.

(figuratively) To send desperately.

(transitive) To imprison.

To organize an event, especially a party.

(ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).

(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

(transitive, bridge) To discard.

(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

(transitive, said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

(transitive) To project or send forth.

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

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.

(baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

(transitive) To install (a bridge).

(obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) To twist or turn.

(American football) synonym of pass

Synonyms

• See also throw

Noun

throw (plural throws)

The flight of a thrown object.

The act of throwing something.

One's ability to throw.

A distance travelled; displacement.

A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

A violent effort.

Etymology 2

Noun

throw (plural throws)

Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

(veterinary) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

Verb

throw (third-person singular simple present throws, present participle throwing, simple past threw, past participle thrown)

(transitive, said of animals) To give birth to.

Etymology 3

Noun

throw (plural throws)

(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.

(obsolete) A period of time; a while.

Synonyms

• stound

Etymology 4

Noun

throw

Misspelling of throe.

Anagrams

• -worth, Worth, whort, worth, wroth

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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