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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Throwing (disambiguation)
throw
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LAUNCHING OF A BALLISTIC PROJECTILE BY HAND
Throw; Throws; Thrown; Throwing (projectile); Hand thrown; Hand throwing; Hand-thrown
I. v. a.
1.
Whirl, cast in a winding direction, hurl.
2.
Cast, hurl, launch, fling, send, toss, pitch, sling, dart, lance, propel, jaculate, project, let fly.
3.
Wind, twist, twist together.
4.
Put, spread.
5.
Overturn, prostrate, throw down, lay flat.
6.
Put off, divest one's self of.
7.
Cast, send.
8.
Drive by violence.
9.
Cast (at dice).
II. v. n.
Make a cast, cast dice.
III. n.
1.
Fling, cast, toss.
2.
Jigger, potter's wheel.
throw
LAUNCHING OF A BALLISTIC PROJECTILE BY HAND
Throw; Throws; Thrown; Throwing (projectile); Hand thrown; Hand throwing; Hand-thrown
¦ verb (past threw; past participle thrown)
1. propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand.
send (one's opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc.
(of a horse) unseat (its rider).
Cricket bowl (the ball) with an illegitimate bent arm action.
2. move or put into place quickly, hurriedly, or roughly.
3. send suddenly into a particular position or condition: he threw all her emotions into turmoil.
disconcert; confuse.
4. project, direct, or cast (light, an expression, etc.) in a particular direction.
project (one's voice) so that it appears to come from somewhere else, as in ventriloquism.
5. form (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel.
turn (wood) on a lathe.
twist (silk or other material) into yarn.
6. have (a fit or tantrum).
7. informal give or hold (a party).
8. informal lose (a race or contest) intentionally, especially in return for a bribe.
9. (of an animal) give birth to.
¦ noun
1. an act of throwing.
2. a light cover for furniture.
3. Geology the extent of vertical displacement in a fault.
4. a machine or device by or on which an object is turned while being shaped.
5. the action or motion of a slide valve or of a crank, eccentric wheel, or cam.
the extent of such motion.
6. (a throw) informal a single turn, round, or item: on-the-spot portraits at ?25 a throw.
Phrases
be thrown back on be forced to rely on (something) because there is no alternative.
throw good money after bad incur further loss in a hopeless attempt to recoup a previous loss.
throw one's hand in withdraw from a card game because one has a poor hand.
?withdraw; give up.
throw in the towel (or sponge) (of boxers or their seconds) throw a towel (or sponge) into the ring as a token of defeat.
?admit defeat.
throw up one's hands raise both hands in the air as an indication of one's exasperation.
Phrasal verbs
throw something away
1. discard something as useless or unwanted.
waste or fail to make use of an opportunity or advantage.
2. (of an actor) deliver a line with deliberate underemphasis.
throw something in
1. include something extra with something that is being sold or offered.
2. make a remark casually as an interjection in a conversation.
throw oneself into start to do (something) with enthusiasm and vigour.
throw off (of hounds or a hunt) begin hunting.
throw something off
1. rid oneself of something.
2. write or utter something in an offhand manner.
throw something open make something generally accessible.
throw someone out
1. expel someone unceremoniously.
2. Cricket & Baseball put out an opponent by throwing the ball to the wicket or a base.
throw something out
1. discard something as unwanted.
2. (of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something.
3. cause numbers or calculations to become inaccurate.
throw someone over end a relationship with a lover.
throw people together bring people into contact, especially by chance.
throw something together make something hastily or without careful planning.
throw up informal vomit.
throw something up
1. abandon something.
2. produce something and bring it to notice.
Derivatives
throwable adjective
thrower noun
Origin
OE thrawan 'to twist, turn', of W. Gmc origin.
throw
LAUNCHING OF A BALLISTIC PROJECTILE BY HAND
Throw; Throws; Thrown; Throwing (projectile); Hand thrown; Hand throwing; Hand-thrown
I
n.
1) (basketball) a free throw
2) (baseball) a wild throw
II
v.
1) (A) throw the ball to her; or: throw her the ball
2) (D; tr.) to throw across, over (to throw a ball over a fence)
3) (D; tr.) to throw at (he threw a stone at me)
4) (d; refl., tr.) to throw into (he threw himself into his work; they threw the body into the river)
5) (d; refl., tr.) to throw on (she threw herself on the mercy of the court; to throw light on a subject)
6) (d; tr.) to throw out of (they were thrown out of work)
7) (d; refl., tr.) to throw to (I threw myself to the ground)
8) (misc.) to throw smb. off balance
Wikipedia
Throw (disambiguation)
Throwing is the launching of a ballistic projectile by hand.
Throw, thrown, or throwing may also refer to:
Examples of use of throw
1. Never throw away today anything that you can keep and then throw away at a later date.
2. "We don‘t throw the first punch, but we‘ll throw the last," Obama said Monday on Tom Joyner‘s syndicated radio show.
3. Why spend the time learning to throw 11 pins in the air when you can throw three?
4. But I throw that shark for every girl in America who ever wanted to throw a shark in her life.
5. "When I feel better I will throw the stones, because the first time I did not throw them.