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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• intransitive verb To throw (something, especially something light).
• intransitive verb To throw with force; hurl: synonym: throw.
• intransitive verb To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.
• intransitive verb To throw (a net), as in fishing; cause to spread out.
• intransitive verb To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.
• intransitive verb To let fall; drop.
• intransitive verb To roll or throw (dice, for example).
• intransitive verb To draw (lots).
• intransitive verb To shed; molt.
• intransitive verb To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).
• intransitive verb To turn or direct.
• intransitive verb To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction.
• intransitive verb To assert in relation to someone or something or cause to be associated.
• intransitive verb To give birth to prematurely.
• intransitive verb To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
• intransitive verb To choose actors for (a play, for example).
• intransitive verb To assign a certain role to (an actor).
• intransitive verb To assign an actor to (a part).
• intransitive verb To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.
• intransitive verb To make (an object) by casting liquid metal.
• intransitive verb To arrange or devise.
• intransitive verb To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).
• intransitive verb To calculate astrologically.
• intransitive verb To warp; twist.
• intransitive verb Nautical To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.
• intransitive verb To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.
• intransitive verb To add a column of figures; make calculations.
• intransitive verb To receive form or shape in a mold.
• intransitive verb To become warped.
• intransitive verb To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.
• intransitive verb To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
• intransitive verb To put about; tack.
• intransitive verb To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
• noun The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
• noun The act or an instance of throwing a fishing line or net into the water.
• noun The line or net thrown.
• noun The distance covered by a throw.
• noun A throw of dice.
• noun The number on dice facing up when thrown.
• noun A stroke of fortune or fate; a lot.
• noun Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.
• noun A piece of excrement produced by an earthworm.