English Explanatory Dictionary

throw away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
  2. To waste, to squander.
  3. To intentionally throw an incomplete pass.
  4. To give lightly, in an offhand manner.

Pronunciation

En-au-throw away.ogg

Word forms

throw away throws away throwing away threw away thrown away

Etymology

From throw + away. First attested in the late 14c.

Synonyms

see at discard

Derived words

throw-away throwaway throw away the key throw money away
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