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    throw
    [THrō]
    verb
    throw (verb) · throws (third person present) · threw (past tense) · throwing (present participle) · thrown (past participle)
    1. propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:
      "I threw a brick through the window"
      • push or force (someone or something) violently and suddenly into a particular physical position or state:
        "the pilot and one passenger were thrown clear and survived" · "the door was thrown open and a uniformed guard entered the room"
      • put in place or erect quickly:
        "the stewards had thrown a cordon across the fairway"
      • move (a part of the body) quickly or suddenly in a particular direction:
        "she threw her head back and laughed"
      • project or cast (light or shadow) in a particular direction:
        "a chandelier threw its bright light over the walls"
      • deliver (a punch):
        "Cheryl drew back her fist and threw another punch"
      • direct a particular kind of look or facial expression:
        "she threw a withering glance at him"
      • project (one's voice) so that it appears to come from someone or something else, as in ventriloquism:
        "I can throw my voice—I could make a fortune as a medium"
      • move (a switch or lever) so as to operate a device:
        "at the trolley portal the operator had to manually throw the switch using a switch iron"
      • roll (dice):
        "he reached out and put the dice in the shaker and threw them"
      • obtain (a specified number) by rolling dice.
      • (of a horse) lose (a shoe).
    2. cause to enter suddenly a particular state or condition:
      "he threw all her emotions into turmoil" · "the bond market was thrown into confusion"
      • put (someone) in a particular place or state in a rough, abrupt, or summary fashion:
        "these guys should be thrown in jail"
      • disconcert; confuse:
        "she frowned, thrown by this apparent change of tack"
    3. send (one's opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, or similar activity:
      "in the final Arnaud was too strong, and threw Hughes twice"
      • (of a horse) unseat (its rider):
        "their horse threw its jockey before the race had started"
    4. form (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel:
      "further on a potter was throwing pots"
      • turn (wood or other material) on a lathe.
      • twist (silk or other fabrics) into thread or yarn.
    5. have (a fit or tantrum):
      "occasionally a small child will throw a tantrum when denied something"
    6. give or hold (a party):
      "he threw a huge farewell party for them"
    7. informal
      lose (a race or contest) intentionally, especially in return for a bribe:
      "the man who throws a race is a crook for life"
    8. (of an animal) give birth to (young, especially of a specified kind):
      "sometimes a completely black calf is thrown"
    noun
    throw (noun) · throws (plural noun) · a throw (noun)
    1. an act of throwing something:
      "Jeter's throw to first base was too late"
      • an act of throwing one's opponent in wrestling, judo, or a similar sport:
        "a shoulder throw"
      • short for roll of the dice (see dice).
        "this decision represents something of a final throw" · "people who hazard their entire company on one major throw"
    2. a light cover for furniture.
    3. informal
      (a throw)
      used to indicate how much a single item, turn, or attempt costs:
      "he was offering to draw on-the-spot portraits at $25 a throw"
    4. geology
      the extent of vertical displacement between the two sides of a fault.
    5. the action or motion, or the extent of such motion, of a slide valve, crank, eccentric wheel, or cam.
      • the distance moved by the pointer of an instrument.
    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’. throw, expressing propulsion and sudden action, dates from Middle English.
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    verb
    1. propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:
      Opposite:
    2. send (one's opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, or similar activity:
      throw to the ground
      hurl to the ground
    3. form (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel:
      • give or hold (a party):
      noun
      1. an act of throwing something:
        • used to indicate how much a single item, turn, or attempt costs:
         
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