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Throw

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
"throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"
2.VerbTo eject or cause to fall off.
3.VerbTo move to another position or condition; to displace.
"throw the switch"
4.VerbTo make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
5.VerbTo deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
6.VerbTo send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
"If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception."
7.VerbTo intentionally lose a game.
"The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match."
8.Verb(of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).
"The pitcher threw a perfect game."
9.VerbTo confuse or mislead.
"The deliberate red herring threw me at first."
10.VerbTo send hastily or desperately.
"Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."
11.VerbTo imprison.
"The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail."
12.VerbTo organize an event, especially a party.
"She was known for throwing the craziest parties in college."
13.VerbTo roll (a die or dice).
14.VerbTo cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
15.VerbTo discard.
16.VerbTo lift or unbalance one’s opponent and then bring him back down to the ground, especially into a position behind the thrower.
17.VerbTo change (one’s voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
18.VerbTo show sudden emotion, especially anger.
19.VerbTo project or send forth.
20.VerbTo put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
21.VerbTo prepare (a cocktail) by pouring liquid between shakers from a height.
"The barman taught me how to throw a cocktail."
22.VerbTo 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.
23.VerbTo select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
24.VerbTo install (a bridge).
25.VerbTo twist or turn.
"a thrown nail"
26.VerbSynonym of pass.
27.VerbTo deliver.
28.VerbOf animals: to give birth to (young).
29.NounThe act of throwing something.
"With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow.; What a great throw by the quarterback!; The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice."
30.NounA move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
31.NounOne’s ability to throw.
"He’s always had a pretty decent throw."
32.NounThe distance travelled by something thrown.
"a stone's throw"
33.Noun(Can we verify this sense?) The flight of a thrown object.
34.NounA distance travelled in general; displacement.
"the throw of the piston"
35.NounA piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
36.NounA single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
"Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw."
37.NounAny of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
38.NounA hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
39.NounA moment, time, occasion.
40.NounA period of time; a while.
41.NounObsolete spelling of throe.
42.VerbObsolete spelling of throe.
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