throw

A1
Pronunciation
/θɹəʊ/
/θɹoʊ/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

The flight of a thrown object.

Example Sentences
  • What a great throw by the quarterback!
2 Definition

The act of throwing something.

Example Sentences
  • The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.
3 Definition

One's ability to throw.

Example Sentences
  • He's always had a pretty decent throw.
4 Definition

A distance travelled; displacement.

Example Sentences
  • the throw of the piston
5 Definition

A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

6 Definition

A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

Example Sentences
  • Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.
7 Definition

A violent effort.

8 Definition

Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

9 Definition

The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

10 Definition

A moment, time, occasion.

11 Definition

A period of time; a while.

Verb
31 definition(s)
1 Definition

To change place.

2 Definition

To change in state or status

3 Definition

To move through time.

4 Definition

To be accepted.

5 Definition

In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.

6 Definition

To do or be better.

7 Definition

To take heed.

Synonyms
take heed take notice
8 Definition

To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

Synonyms
bowl bung buzz cast catapult chuck dash direct fire fling flip heave hurl launch lob pitch project propel send shoot shy sling toss whang
Example Sentences
  • throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider
9 Definition

To eject or cause to fall off.

Synonyms
eject throw off
10 Definition

To move to another position or condition; to displace.

Synonyms
displace relocate
Example Sentences
  • throw the switch
11 Definition

To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

12 Definition

(of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

13 Definition

To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

Example Sentences
  • If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.
14 Definition

To intentionally lose a game.

Synonyms
take a dive
Example Sentences
  • The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.
15 Definition

To confuse or mislead.

Example Sentences
  • The deliberate red herring threw me at first.
16 Definition

To send desperately.

Example Sentences
  • Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.
17 Definition

To imprison.

Example Sentences
  • The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.
18 Definition

To organize an event, especially a party.

19 Definition

To roll (a die or dice).

20 Definition

To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

21 Definition

To discard.

22 Definition

To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

23 Definition

(said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

24 Definition

To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

25 Definition

To project or send forth.

26 Definition

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

27 Definition

To 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.

28 Definition

(of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

29 Definition

To install (a bridge).

30 Definition

To twist or turn.

Example Sentences
  • a thrown nail
31 Definition

(said of animals) To give birth to.