English Explanatory Dictionary

throw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
  2. To eject or cause to fall off.
  3. To move to another position or condition; to displace.
  4. To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
  5. To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
  6. To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
  7. To intentionally lose a game.
  8. (of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).
  9. To confuse or mislead.
  10. To send hastily or desperately.
  11. To imprison.
  12. To organize an event, especially a party.
noun
  1. The act of throwing something.
  2. A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
  3. One’s ability to throw.
  4. The distance travelled by something thrown.
  5. The flight of a thrown object.
  6. A distance travelled in general; displacement.
  7. A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
  8. A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
  9. Any of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
  10. A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
noun
  1. A moment, time, occasion.
  2. A period of time; a while.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of throe.
verb
  1. Obsolete spelling of throe.

Pronunciation

thrō /θɹəʊ/ [θɾ̪̊əʊ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-throe.wav /θɹoʊ/ [θɾ̪̊oʊ] En-us-throw.ogg En-au-throw.ogg

Word forms

throw throws throwing threw throwed thrown no-table-tags glossary throwest threwst throweth thrun

Etymology

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”). Cognate with Scots thraw (“to twist, turn, throw”), West Frisian triuwe (“to push”), Dutch draaien (“to turn”), Low German draien, dreien (“to turn (in a lathe)”), German drehen (“to turn”). Displaced warp as the word for hurling and was displaced by warp as the word for twisting.

Synonyms

bung cast chuck chunk cook dash dump feck fling jerk heave hield hoy huck hurl hurtle launch lob peck peg pick pitch precipitate project quoit shy slight skew sling thrill throw toss traject warp whang whip whop wing eject throw off displace relocate take a dive pass throwover throw blanket stound

Antonyms

catch

Derived words

bethrow dip me in chocolate and throw me to the lesbians forthrow like throwing a hot dog down a hallway like throwing a sausage down a hallway offthrow outthrow overthrow people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones thirl throller throwability throwable throw a bone to throw about throw a fit throw a kiss throw a mickey throw a monkey wrench in the works throw a monkey wrench into the works throw an ant into a sty throw an eye throw a party throw a sickie throw aside throw a spanner in the works throw a spanner into the works throw a sprat to catch a mackerel throw a tantrum throw away throw-away throw away the key throw a wet blanket on throw a wobbly throw a wrench in throw a wrench in the gears throw a wrench in the works throw a wrench into the works throwback throw back throw bag throw BBs throw by throw caution to the wind throw chunks throw cold water on throw-crook throw dirt throw dirt on throw down throw down one's tools throw down the gauntlet throw dust in someone's eyes throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick throw everything at the wall and see what sticks throw for a loop throw gasoline on the fire throw gas on the fire throw good money after bad
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