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T0188500 (thrō)v. threw (thro͞o), thrown (thrōn), throw·ing, throws v.tr.1. To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.2. To propel or discharge into the air by any means: a machine that throws tennis balls; ash that was thrown by an erupting volcano.3. To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace: threw themselves on the food; jetsam that had been thrown up onto the shore.4. a. To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.b. To cause to fall off: The horse threw its rider.5. Informal To cause confusion or perplexity in; disconcert or nonplus: We didn't let our worries throw us.6. To put on or off hastily or carelessly: throw on a jacket.7. a. To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity: threw him into a fit of laughter; threw some supper together; threw her leg over the arm of the chair.b. To devote, apply, or direct: threw all their resources into the new endeavor; threw the blame onto the others.8. To form on a potter's wheel: throw a vase.9. To twist (fibers) into thread.10. Games a. To roll (dice).b. To roll (a particular combination) with dice.c. To discard or play (a card).11. To send forth; project: She threw me a look of encouragement.12. To cause (one's voice) to seem to come from a source other than oneself.13. To cause to fall on or over something; cast: The rising sun threw shadows across the lawn. We threw sheets over the furniture before we painted the ceiling.14. To bear (young). Used of cows or horses, for example.15. To arrange or give (a party, for example).16. To move (a lever or switch) in order to activate, deactivate, or control a device.17. Informal To lose or give up (a contest, for example) purposely.18. To abandon oneself to; have: heard the news and threw a fit.19. To commit (oneself), especially for leniency or support: threw himself on the mercy of the court.20. To deliver (a punch), as in boxing: threw a left hook.v.intr. To cast, fling, or hurl something.n.1. The act or an instance of throwing.2. The distance to which something is or can be thrown: a stone's throw away.3. Games a. A roll or cast of dice.b. The combination of numbers so obtained.4. Informal A single chance, venture, or instance: "could afford up to forty-five bucks a throw to wax sentimental over their heritage" (John Simon).5. Sports The act of throwing or a technique used to throw an opponent in wrestling or the martial arts.6. a. A light blanket or coverlet, such as an afghan.b. A scarf or shawl.7. a. The radius of a circle described by a crank, cam, or similar machine part.b. The maximum displacement of a machine part moved by another part, such as a crank or cam.8. Geology The amount of vertical displacement of a fault.Phrasal Verbs: throw away1. To get rid of as useless: threw away yesterday's newspaper.Games To discard: threw away two aces.2. To fail to take advantage of: threw away a chance to make a fortune. To waste or use in a foolish way: threw away her inheritance.3. To utter or perform in an offhand, seemingly careless way: The play's villain throws away the news that the house has burned down. throw back1. To hinder the progress of; check: The troops were thrown back.2. To revert to an earlier type or stage in one's past.3. To cause to depend; make reliant. throw in1. To insert or introduce into the course of something: threw in a few snide comments while they conversed.2. To add (an extra thing or amount) with no additional charge.3. To engage (a clutch, for example). throw off1. To cast out; rid oneself of: threw off all unpleasant memories.2. To give off; emit: exhaust pipes throwing off fumes.3. To distract, divert, or mislead: Crossing the stream, he threw the tracking dogs off. A wrong measurement threw her estimate off.4. To do, finish, or accomplish in a casual or offhand way; toss off: threw off a quick response to the letter. throw open To make more accessible, especially suddenly or dramatically: threw open the nomination. throw out1. To give off; emit: searchlights throwing out powerful beams.2. To reject or discard: The committee threw out her proposal.3. To get rid of as useless: threw out the garbage.4. Informal To offer, as a suggestion or plan: They sat around throwing out names of people they might want to invite to the party.5. To force to leave a place or position, especially in an abrupt or unexpected manner: The convicted judge was thrown out of office. The headwaiter threw the disorderly guest out.6. To disengage (a clutch, for example). To put out of alignment: threw my back out.7. Baseball To put out (a base runner) by throwing the ball to the player guarding the base to which the base runner is moving. throw over1. To overturn: threw the cart over.2. To abandon: threw over her boyfriend of four years; threw over the company they themselves had founded.3. To reject. throw up1. To vomit.2. To abandon; relinquish: She threw up her campaign for mayor.3. To construct hurriedly: shoddy houses that were thrown up in a few months.4. To refer to something repeatedly: She threw up his past to him whenever they argued.5. To project, play, or otherwise display (a slide, video, or other recorded image): threw the video of vacation highlights up on the screen.Idioms: throw cold water on To express misgivings about or disapproval of; discourage.throw in the towel/sponge To admit defeat; give up. throw oneself at To make efforts to attract the interest or affection of (another). throw (one's) weight around Slang To use power or authority, especially in an excessive or heavy-handed way. throw (someone) a bone To provide (someone) with a usually small part of what has been requested, especially in an attempt to placate or mollify. throw the baby out with the bath water Slang To discard something valuable along with something not desired, usually unintentionally. throw up (one's) hands To indicate or express utter hopelessness: He threw up his hands and abandoned the argument.

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[Middle English throwen, to turn, twist, hurl, from Old English thrāwan; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

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throw′er n.Synonyms: throw, cast, hurl, fling, pitch², toss
These verbs mean to propel something through the air with a motion of the hand or arm. Throw is the least specific: throwing a ball; threw the life preserver to the struggling swimmer. Cast usually refers to throwing something light, often in discarding it: "She cast the unpleasant, pricking garments from her" (Kate Chopin).
Hurl and fling mean to throw with great force: "Him the Almighty Power / Hurl'd headlong flaming from th' Ethereal Sky" (John Milton)."He flung the magazine across the room, knocking a picture frame from the bookcase and surprising himself with this sudden burst of anger" (Yiyun Li).
Pitch often means to throw with careful aim: "He pitched the canteen to the man behind him" (Cormac McCarthy).
Toss usually means to throw lightly or casually: "Campton tossed the card away" (Edith Wharton).

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	throw away - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, toss away, toss out, cast out, put away, throw out, dispose, fling, tossunlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habitdeep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!"jettison - throw away, of something encumberingjunk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!"retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"liquidize, sell out, sell up - get rid of all one's merchandisede-access - dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines"close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"
	2.	throw away - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"cast off, shed, throw off, shake off, throw, cast, dropexuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissueexfoliate - cast off in scales, laminae, or splintersautotomise, autotomize - cause a body part to undergo autotomy

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verb1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy, sling, toss.Informal: fire.2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down.Slang: deck.Idiom: lay low.3. Informal. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.Idiom: make one's head reel.4. Informal. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:confound, nonplus.Informal: flummox, stick, stump.Slang: beat.Idiom: put someone at a loss.5. To bring to bear steadily or forcefully:exercise, exert, ply, put out, wield.6. To send out heat, light, or energy:cast, emit, irradiate, project, radiate, shed.7. To release or move (a switch, for example) in order to activate, deactivate, or control a device:trip.phrasal verb
throw away1. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap, throw out.Informal: chuck, jettison, shuck (off).Slang: ditch.2. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly:consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, trifle away, waste.Slang: blow.phrasal verb
throw off1. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, shake off, unburden.Slang: shake.2. To cast off by a natural process:exuviate, molt, shed, slough.3. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, vent.4. To get away from (a pursuer):elude, evade, lose, shake off, slip.Slang: shake.Idiom: give someone the shake.phrasal verb
throw out1. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap, throw away.Informal: chuck, jettison, shuck (off).Slang: ditch.2. To put out by force:bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust.Informal: chuck.Slang: boot (out), bounce, kick out.Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear.3. To displace (a bone) from a socket or joint:dislocate, slip.Idiom: throw out of joint.phrasal verb
throw overTo give up or leave without intending to return or claim again:abandon, desert, forsake, leave, quit.Idioms: run out on, walk out on.phrasal verb
throw upTo eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth:heave, vomit.Slang: puke.nounAn act of throwing:cast, fling, heave, hurl, launch, pitch, shy, sling, toss.

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(θrəu) – past tense threw (θruː) : past participle thrown – verb1. to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling. He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball. 擲，拋，投 掷，抛，投 2. (of a horse) to make its rider fall off. My horse threw me. 摔下 摔下3. to puzzle or confuse. He was completely thrown by her question. 迷惑 迷惑4. (in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground. 摔（倒） 摔（倒） noun an act of throwing. That was a good throw! 投擲 投掷throw away1. to get rid of. He always throws away his old clothes. 丟棄 扔掉2. to lose through lack of care, concern etc. Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless. 白白失去 放过，失去 throw doubt on to suggest or hint that (something) is not true. The latest scientific discoveries throw doubt on the original theory. 對...產生懷疑 对...产生怀疑throw in to include or add as a gift or as part of a bargain. When I bought his car he threw in the radio and a box of tools. 額外奉送 额外奉送throw light on to help to solve or give information on (a mystery, puzzle, problem etc). Can anyone throw any light on the problem? 幫助解決 帮助解决throw oneself into to begin (doing something) with great energy. She threw herself into her work with enthusiasm. 投身於... 投身于...throw off1. to get rid of. She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off. 扔掉 扔掉2. to take off very quickly. He threw off his coat and sat down. 匆匆脫下 匆匆脱下throw open to open suddenly and wide. He threw open the door and walked in. 突然大開 突然大开throw out to get rid of by throwing or by force. He was thrown out of the meeting; The committee threw out the proposal. 拒絕 拒绝throw a party to hold, organize etc a party. They threw a party for her birthday. 舉行（宴會） 举行（宴会） throw up1. a slang expression for to vomit. She had too much to eat, and threw up on the way home. （俗）嘔吐 （俗）呕吐 2. to give up or abandon. He threw up his job. 放棄 放弃3. to build hurriedly. They threw up a temporary building. 匆匆建造 匆匆建造throw one's voice to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy. 使聲音彷彿來自他處的口技(腹語表演者的玩偶) 口技（使声音好像来自外面什么地方） ˈthrowaway adjective disposable; that can be thrown away after being used once or twice. a throwaway cup; throwaway razors. 一次性的 一次性的

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