Definition of: throw

(thrō) v. threw (thr), thrown, throw·ing v.t.
1. To propel through the air by means of a sudden straightening or whirling of the arm.
2. To propel or hurl: The mortar threw shells into the town.
3. To put hastily or carelessly: He threw a coat over his shoulders.
4. To direct or project (light, shadow, a glance, etc.).
5. To bring to a specified condition or state by or as by throwing: to throw the enemy into a panic.
6. To cause to fall; overthrow: The horse threw its rider.
7. In wrestling, to force the shoulders of (an opponent) to the ground.
8. To cast (dice).
9. To make (a specified cast) with dice.
10. To cast off or shed; lose: The horse threw a shoe.
11. Colloq. To lose purposely, as a race.
12. To give birth to (young): said of domestic animals.
13. To move, as a lever or switch, in connecting or disconnecting a circuit, mechanism, etc.; also, to connect or disconnect in this manner.
14. Slang To give (a party, etc.).
15. In card games, to play or discard.
16. In ceramics, to shape on a potter's wheel.
17. To spin (filaments, as of silk) into thread.
—v.i.
18. To cast or fling something.
—to throw away
1. To cast off; discard.
2. To waste; squander.
—to throw back To revert to ancestral characteristics.
—to throw cold water on To discourage.
—to throw in
1. To cause (gears or a clutch) to mesh or engage.
2. To contribute; add.
3. To join with others.
—to throw off
1. To cast aside; reject; spurn.
2. To rid oneself of.
3. To do or utter in an offhand manner.
4. To disconnect, as a machine; release.
—to throw oneself at To strive to gain the affections or love of.
—to throw oneself into To engage or take part in vigorously.
—to throw oneself on (or upon) To entrust oneself to; rely on.
—to throw open
1. To open suddenly or completely, as a door.
2. To free from restrictions or obstacles.
—to throw out
1. To put forth; emit.
2. To cast out or aside; discard; reject.
3. To utter as if accidentally: to throw out hints.
4. In baseball, to retire (a runner) by throwing the ball to the base toward which he is advancing.
—to throw over
1. To overturn.
2. To discard.
—to throw together To put together hastily or roughly.
—to throw up
1. To erect hastily.
2. To give up; relinquish.
3. To vomit.
4. Colloq. To mention or repeat, as a fault or taunt.
—noun
1. An act of throwing or hurling; a cast; fling.
2. The distance over which a missile may be thrown: a stone's throw.
3. A cast of dice, or the resulting number; hence, a hazard; venture.
4. Mech. a The radius of the circle described by a crank, cam, or the like. b The travel or extent of reciprocating motion obtainable, as from a crank, piston, slide valve, etc.
5. A scarf used for draping an easel or picture frame; also, a woman's scarf or boa.
6. Geol. a A faulting, or dislocation of rock strata. b The amount of vertical displacement produced by dislocation of strata.
7. The sudden fluctuation of a magnetic needle when the force is suddenly changed.
8. The distance from a motion-picture projector to the screen.
9. In wrestling, a flooring of one's opponent so that both his shoulders touch the mat simultaneously for ten seconds. ♦ Homophone: throe. [OE thrāwan turn, twist, curl]
—throw′er noun