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Meaning of 'throw' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Throw [ n.]
- Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.
- Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.
- The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.
- A stroke; a blow.
- The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.
- A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.
- An effort; a violent sally.
- The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.
- A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
- A turner's lathe; a throwe.
- The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.
2 . Throw [ v. i.]
- To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.
3 . Throw [ v. t.]
- To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.
- To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.
- To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.
- To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.
- To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.
- To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
- To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
- To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
- To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
- To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.
- To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; -- said especially of rabbits.
- To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, 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.

Meaning of 'throw' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . throw [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a single chance or instance
Example in sentence:
  • he couldn't afford $50 a throw
Meaning (2):
- casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
Example in sentence:
  • he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice
Meaning (3):
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
Example in sentence:
  • the catcher made a good throw to second base
4 . throw [ v]
Meaning (4):
- put or send forth
Example in sentence:
  • cast a spell;
  • cast a warm light;
  • She threw the flashlight beam into the corner;
  • The setting sun threw long shadows
Meaning (5):
- organize or be responsible for
Example in sentence:
  • give a course;
  • have, throw, or make a party;
  • hold a reception
Meaning (6):
- get rid of
Example in sentence:
  • he shed his image as a pushy boss;
  • I couldn't shake the car that was following me;
  • shed your clothes;
  • We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer
Meaning (7):
- utter with force; utter vehemently
Example in sentence:
  • hurl insults;
  • throw accusations at someone
Meaning (8):
- to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
Example in sentence:
  • Jane threw dinner together;
  • throw the car into reverse
Meaning (9):
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
Example in sentence:
  • She gave me a dirty look;
  • Throw a glance
Meaning (10):
- make on a potter's wheel
Example in sentence:
  • she threw a beautiful teapot
Meaning (11):
- move violently, energetically, or carelessly
Example in sentence:
  • She threw herself forwards
Meaning (12):
- place or put with great energy
Example in sentence:
  • She threw the blanket around the child;
  • thrust the money in the hands of the beggar
Meaning (13):
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
Example in sentence:
  • switch on the light;
  • throw the lever
Meaning (14):
- cause to fall off
Example in sentence:
  • The horse threw its inexperienced rider
Meaning (15):
- propel through the air
Example in sentence:
  • The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air;
  • throw a frisbee
Meaning (16):
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
Example in sentence:
  • These questions confuse even the experts;
  • This question befuddled even the teacher;
  • This question completely threw me
Meaning (17):
- throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
Example in sentence:
  • Throw a six