The meaning of Throw
Throw – definition
verbPropel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.
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I threw a brick through the windowverbSend suddenly into a particular state or condition.
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He threw all her emotions into turmoilverbSend (one's opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, or similar activity.
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In the final arnaud was too strong, and threw hughes twiceverbForm (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel.
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Further on a potter was throwing potsverbHave (a fit or tantrum).
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Occasionally a small child will throw a tantrum when denied somethingverbGive or hold (a party).
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He threw a huge farewell party for themverbLose (a race or contest) intentionally, especially in return for a bribe.
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The man who throws a race is a crook for lifeverb(of an animal) give birth to (young, especially of a specified kind).
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Sometimes a completely black calf is thrown
nounAn act of throwing something.
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Holding's throw hit the stumpsnounA light cover for furniture.
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The home collection consists of soft furnishing products ranging from bed throws to duvet covers to…nounUsed to indicate how much a single item, turn, or attempt costs.
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He was offering to draw on-the-spot portraits at £25 a thrownounThe extent of vertical displacement in a fault.
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In addition, large-scale isoclinal folds and normal faults with throws exceeding 10m locally occur.nounA machine or device by or on which an object is turned while being shaped.
nounThe action or motion of a slide valve or of a crank, eccentric wheel, or cam.
verbPropel through the air
verbTo send something through the air, esp. by a sudden movement of the arm
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[ t ] throw me the ball./throw the ball to me., [ i ] i didn’t throw as well as i expected to., [ t…
verbTo punish someone as severely as possible for breaking the law
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The us tax authorities threw the book at the european accountancy group over its tax-saving schemes…
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Word origin
Old English thrāwan ‘to twist, turn’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch draaien and German drehen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin terere ‘to rub’, Greek teirein ‘wear out
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