throw

1. to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist:

   to throw a ball.

   Synonyms: launch, fling

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.
   1. to move (a lever or the like) in order to activate, turn on, disconnect, etc., an apparatus or mechanism:

      to throw the switch.

   2. 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, especially 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 organize and 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.

1. to cast, fling, or hurl a missile or the like.

1. an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling:

   For your first time playing catch, I'd have to say that was a great throw!

2. the distance to which anything is or may be thrown:

   a stone's throw.

3. Informal. a venture or chance:

   It was his last throw.

4. Machinery.
   1. the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of the crankpins, equal to one half of the piston stroke.
   2. the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of an eccentric.
   3. the movement of a reciprocating part in one direction.
5. (in a movie theater) the distance between the projector and the screen.
6. (in an auditorium or the like) the distance between a loudspeaker and the audience.
7. the length of a beam of light:

   a spotlight with a throw of 500 feet.

8. Theater.
   1. the distance to which a spotlight can be projected.
   2. the area illuminated by a spotlight.
9. a scarf, boa, shawl, or the like.
10. a light blanket, as for use when reclining on a sofa.
11. a cast of dice.
12. the number thrown with a pair of dice.
13. Wrestling. the act, method, or an instance of throwing an opponent.
14. Geology, Mining. the amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault.

verb phrase

1. 1. to retard the development or advancement of:

      His illness threw him back a year at school.

   2. to force into dependence upon or necessary use of.
   3. to return to; hark back.
   4. to revert to a type found in one's ancestry; manifest atavism:

      Her red hair and blue eyes throw back to her great-grandmother.

2. 1. to cast away; remove; discard.
   2. to bring up for consideration; propose:

      The committee threw out a few suggestions.

   3. to put out of mind; reject:

      We can throw out that scheme.

   4. Baseball. to cause to be out by throwing the ball to a fielder, especially 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.

   5. to eject from a place, especially forcibly:

      He started making a disturbance so the bartenders threw him out.

   6. to expel, as from membership in a club.
3. 1. to free oneself of; cast aside:

      to throw off the wet poncho;

      to throw off the yoke of slavery.

   2. to escape from or delay, as a pursuer.
   3. to give off; discharge.
   4. to perform or produce with ease:

      The entertainer threw off a few songs and jokes to begin the show.

   5. to confuse; fluster:

      Thrown off by jeers, she forgot her lines.

   6. Australian Slang. to criticize or ridicule (usually followed by at ).
4. 1. to make in a hurried and haphazard manner.
   2. to cause to associate:

      Many nationalities have been thrown together in the American melting pot.

5. Informal.
   1. to add as a bonus or gratuity:

      They throw in breakfast with the room.

   2. to bring into (a discussion, plan, etc.) as an addition; interject:

      The president threw in an amusing anecdote to relieve the tension.

   3. Cards. to abandon (a hand).
6. 1. to give up; relinquish.
   2. to build hastily.
   3. to vomit.
   4. to point out, as an error; criticize.
   5. (of a hawk) to fly suddenly upward.
7. 1. to fight or to challenge someone to a fight:

      You wanna throw down with me, punk?

   2. to give a share of the cost; contribute (money):

      Are you going to throw down for this pizza, or what?

   3. to produce or execute (something) successfully; put down:

      The skiers threw down a few good runs before the snow turned to slush.

   4. to cast down; cause to drop:

      Throw down your weapons and surrender!

8. to forsake; abandon:

   She threw over her first husband for another man.

9. 1. to dispose of; discard.
   2. to employ wastefully; squander.
   3. to fail to use; miss (a chance, opportunity, etc.):

      He threw away a college education and a professional career.

   4. (of a performer) to speak or tell (lines, a joke, etc.) casually or indifferently.