Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
- intransitive verb To propel or discharge into the air by any means.
- intransitive verb To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace.
- intransitive verb To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.
- intransitive verb To cause to fall off.
- intransitive verb Informal To cause confusion or perplexity in; disconcert or nonplus.
- intransitive verb To put on or off hastily or carelessly.
- intransitive verb To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity.
- intransitive verb To devote, apply, or direct.
- intransitive verb To form on a potter's wheel.
- intransitive verb To twist (fibers) into thread.
- intransitive verb To roll (dice).
- intransitive verb To roll (a particular combination) with dice.
- intransitive verb To discard or play (a card).
- intransitive verb To send forth; project.
- intransitive verb To cause (one's voice) to seem to come from a source other than oneself.
- intransitive verb To cause to fall on or over something; cast.
- intransitive verb To bear (young). Used of cows or horses, for example.
- intransitive verb To arrange or give (a party, for example).
- intransitive verb To move (a lever or switch) in order to activate, deactivate, or control a device.
- intransitive verb Informal To lose or give up (a contest, for example) purposely.
- intransitive verb To abandon oneself to; have.
- intransitive verb To commit (oneself), especially for leniency or support.
- intransitive verb To deliver (a punch), as in boxing.
- intransitive verb To cast, fling, or hurl something.
- noun The act or an instance of throwing.
- noun The distance to which something is or can be thrown.
- noun A roll or cast of dice.
- noun The combination of numbers so obtained.
- noun Informal A single chance, venture, or instance.
- noun Sports The act of throwing or a technique used to throw an opponent in wrestling or the martial arts.
- noun A light coverlet, such as an afghan.
- noun A scarf or shawl.
- noun The radius of a circle described by a crank, cam, or similar machine part.
- noun The maximum displacement of a machine part moved by another part, such as a crank or cam.
- noun Geology The amount of vertical displacement of a fault.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Do not let the word 'salad' in the title throw you off, this is a main course to me and the fact that scallops were involved, was a shoe-in that the hubby would love it.
Eating Well Wednesday - Toasted Quinoa Salad with Scallops & Snow Peas Jennifer 2009
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Don't let the title throw you off as it did one Michigan woman -- "Drive" is no "Fast & Furious."
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The Obama Deception...don't let the title throw you...this is more than about a bigger thing than the Idiot.
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Don't let the "entrepreneurs" in the title throw you; this is a numbers book that will help anyone who needs to look at a balance sheet or income statement.
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Don't let the "entrepreneurs" in the title throw you; this is a numbers book that will help anyone who needs to look at a balance sheet or income statement.
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And what I saw a little bit earlier was a tactical team come up to the door and throw in what they call a throw phone.
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Don't let this title throw you off: It's a musical at UC's College-Conservatory of Music, not another production at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.
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Don't let this title throw you off: It's a musical at UC's College-Conservatory of Music, not another production at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.
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Or dumping enough toxic plastic waste into the ocean that it forms huge islands of yuck as far as the eye can see so Yuppies can drink pints of filtered tap water in throw-away bottles just to prove how Yuppie-fied they are.
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And how about those of you on this site that think of yourself as an actual authentic christian, stop trash talking people like Pat Robinson and try posting something pleasing to Jesus, and let those without sin throw the first stone.
Matthew Yglesias » Did Haiti Form a Pact With the Devil? 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word throw
"18. To bear (young). Used of cows or horses, for example."
--American Heritage Dictionary
January 12, 2011
bilby commented on the word throw
What with cleaning up all the manure and straw afterwards I don't feel I could bear a party this weekend.
January 12, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word throw
Now I'm going to giggle inappropriately if anyone mentions being thrown from a horse.
January 12, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word throw
Or being thrown out of a party.
January 12, 2011
bilby commented on the word throw
How about horseshoe throwing competitions?
January 12, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word throw
Oh, ouch!
*giggle*
January 12, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word throw
How about a throw back to the old(en) days?
January 12, 2011