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throw

  [throh] verb, threw, thrown, throw⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does.
3. to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.).
4. to project (the voice).
5. to make it appear that one's voice is coming from a place different from its source, as in ventriloquism.
6. to direct or send forth (words, a glance, etc.).
7. to put or cause to go or come into some place, position, condition, etc., as if by hurling: to throw someone into prison; to throw a bridge across a river; to throw troops into action.
8. to put on, off, or away hastily: to throw a shawl over one's shoulders.
9. Machinery.
a. to move (a lever or the like) in order to activate, turn on, disconnect, etc., an apparatus or mechanism: to throw the switch.
b. to connect, engage, disconnect, or disengage by such a procedure: to throw the current.
10. to shape on a potter's wheel: to throw a vase.
11. to bring to bear or invest: Throw all your energy into your work. The FBI threw every available agent into the case.
12. to deliver a blow or punch: He threw a hard left jab to his opponent's chin.
13. to cause to fall to the ground, esp. to hurl to the ground, as an opponent in wrestling.
14. Cards. to play (a card).
15. to lose (a game, race, or other contest) intentionally, as for a bribe.
16. to cast (dice).
17. to make (a cast) at dice: She threw two sixes.
18. (of an animal, as a horse) to cause (someone) to fall off; unseat: The horse threw his rider twice.
19. to give or host: They threw a lavish party celebrating his 80th birthday.
20. (of domestic animals) to bring forth (young).
21. Textiles. to twist (filaments) without attenuation in the production of yarn or thread.
22. Informal. to overcome with astonishment or confusion; amaze, disconcert, or confuse: It was her falsetto voice on top of it all that really threw me.
23. to turn on a lathe.
–verb (used without object)
24. to cast, fling, or hurl a missile or the like.
–noun
25. an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
26. the distance to which anything is or may be thrown: a stone's throw.
27. Informal. a venture or chance: It was his last throw.
28. Machinery.
a. the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of the crankpins, equal to one half of the piston stroke.
b. the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of an eccentric.
c. the movement of a reciprocating part in one direction.
29. (in a motion-picture theater) the distance between the projector and the screen.
30. (in an auditorium or the like) the distance between a loudspeaker and the audience.
31. the length of a beam of light: a spotlight with a throw of 500 feet.
32. a scarf, boa, shawl, or the like.
33. Theater.
a. the distance to which a spotlight can be projected.
b. the area illuminated by a spotlight.
34. a light blanket, as for use when reclining on a sofa; afghan.
35. a cast of dice.
36. the number thrown with a pair of dice.
37. Wrestling. the act, method, or an instance of throwing an opponent.
38. Geology, Mining. the amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault.
—Verb phrases
39. throw away,
a. to dispose of; discard.
b. to employ wastefully; squander.
c. to fail to use; miss (a chance, opportunity, etc.): He threw away a college education and a professional career.
40. throw back,
a. to retard the development or advancement of: His illness threw him back a year at school.
b. to force into dependence upon or necessary use of.
c. to return to; hark back.
d. to revert to a type found in one's ancestry; manifest atavism: Her red hair and blue eyes throw back to her great-grandmother.
41. throw in, Informal.
a. to add as a bonus or gratuity: They throw in breakfast with the room.
b. to bring into (a discussion, plan, etc.) as an addition; interject: The president threw in an amusing anecdote to relieve the tension.
c. Cards. to abandon (a hand).
42. throw off,
a. to free oneself of; cast aside: to throw off the wet poncho; to throw off the yoke of slavery.
b. to escape from or delay, as a pursuer.
c. to give off; discharge.
d. to perform or produce with ease: The entertainer threw off a few songs and jokes to begin the show.
e. to confuse; fluster: Thrown off by jeers, she forgot her lines.
f. Australian Slang. to criticize or ridicule (usually fol. by at).
43. throw out,
a. to cast away; remove; discard.
b. to bring up for consideration; propose: The committee threw out a few suggestions.
c. to put out of mind; reject: We can throw out that scheme.
d. Baseball. to cause to be out by throwing the ball to a fielder, esp. an infielder, in time to prevent a batter or runner from reaching base safely: The shortstop backhanded the ball and threw the batter out at first.
e. to eject from a place, esp. forcibly: He started making a disturbance so the bartenders threw him out.
f. to expel, as from membership in a club.
44. throw over, to forsake; abandon: She threw over her first husband for another man.
45. throw together,
a. to make in a hurried and haphazard manner.
b. to cause to associate: Many nationalities have been thrown together in the American melting pot.
46. throw up,
a. to give up; relinquish.
b. to build hastily.
c. to vomit.
d. to point out, as an error; criticize.
e. (of a hawk) to fly suddenly upward.
—Idioms
47. a throw, Informal. each: He ordered four suits at $300 a throw.
48. throw cold water on. cold (def. 28).
49. throw down the gauntlet or glove. gauntlet 1 (def. 5).
50. throw in the sponge. sponge (def. 11).
51. throw in the towel. towel (def. 3).
52. throw oneself at (someone) or at (someone's head), to strive to attract the interest or attention of, esp. in order to win the love or admiration of: Don't expect me to throw myself at you.
53. throw oneself into, to engage in with energy or enthusiasm: She threw herself into learning the new routines.
54. throw oneself on or upon (someone), to commit oneself to another's mercy, generosity, support, etc.; trust in: The members of his wife's family have all thrown themselves on him.
55. throw out the baby with the bathwater. bathwater (def. 2).
56. throw the bull. bull 3 (def. 2).
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME throwen, thrawen (v.), OE thrāwan to twist, turn; c. D draaien, G drehen to turn, spin, twirl, whirl; akin to L terere, Gk teírein to rub away

Synonyms:
1. fling, launch, send. Throw, cast, pitch, toss imply projecting something through the air. Throw is the general word, often used with an adverb that indicates direction, destination, etc.: to throw a rope to someone, the paper away. Cast is a formal word for throw, archaic except as used in certain idiomatic expressions (to cast a net, black looks; cast down; the compound broadcast, etc.): to cast off a boat. Pitch implies throwing with some force and definite aim: to pitch a baseball. To toss is to throw lightly, as with an underhand or sidewise motion, or to move irregularly up and down or back and forth: to toss a bone to a dog.
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Slang Dictionary
throw

  1. n.
    a try; a time. : Have another throw at it, why don't you?
  2. tv.
    to confuse someone. : The question really threw me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

throw  (v.)
"to project, propel," c.1300, from O.E. þrawan "to twist, turn writhe" (pt. þreow, pp. þrawen), from P.Gmc. *thræ- (cf. O.S. thraian, M.Du. dræyen, Du. draaien, O.H.G. draen, Ger. drehen "to turn, twist;" not found in Scand. or Gothic), from PIE *tere- "to rub, turn, rub by turning, bore" (cf. Skt. turah "wounded, hurt," Gk. teirein "to rub, rub away," L. terere "to rub, thresh, grind, wear away," O.C.S. tiro "to rub," Lith. trinu "to rub," O.Ir. tarathar "borer," Welsh taraw "to strike"). Not the usual O.E. word for "to throw" (weorpan, related to warp was common in this sense). The sense evolution may be via the notion of whirling a missile before throwing it. The sense of "put by force" (e.g. throw in jail) is first recorded 1560; that of "to confuse, flabbergast" is from 1844; that of "lose deliberately" is from 1868. To throw the book at (someone) is 1932, from notion of judge sentencing a criminal from a law book full of possible punishments. To throw (one's) hat in the ring "issue a challenge," esp. to announce one's candidacy, first recorded 1917. To throw up "vomit" is first recorded 1732.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

throw oneself into

Enter or engage in a project with enthusiasm, as in Nora threw herself into making the invitations. This idiom uses throw in the sense of "fling impetuously," a usage dating from about 1200.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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