to throw
- verb
- /θroʊ/
- She decided to throw her old shoes in the trash to make space for new ones.
- throw away
- throw a ball
- throw for distance
And you said that Christians would not throw eggs during Easter.
- And you said that Christians would not throw eggs during Easter.
- Some have suggested a man threw his megaphone at Kessler.
- And this, the one I had was monkeys throwing bananas.
- I thought that I'd throw all my cash in the sea.
- How much stuff we throw can we get?
- Like the trouble that I would get in if I threw shit on you, right.
- Frisbee and boomerang are both like throwing anything, little children, dogs.
- I like shaving cream girls and like throw eggs at guys.
- I literally want to barf throwing these away from Bruna.
Examples
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I threw all my colors in the Arno, and I threw all my brushes in the Arno.
Academic text (2015) -
Well, can you throw a ball? - Not at all.
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So I start back to the truck to throw my tools in there.
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Oh, well, let's just throw this hat on my head.
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I'm gonna throw it right back at her.
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We're throwing a party at the pier.
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This guy just threw these snacks in front of us.
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Let's just try to throw some different spices in there.
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Pat crumpled an empty bag of chips and threw it into the garbage pail.
Academic text (2012) -
He can easily throw a baseball across the field with great accuracy.
Synonyms
To throw something lightly to another person
To try to score by sending a ball toward the goal
To throw something with force or cause a change in light, like a shadow
To throw something away carelessly
To throw something with force or without care
To throw something forward through the air
To throw something forcefully or carelessly
To throw or hit something in a high arc
To hit or throw something high into the air
To throw something with great force and speed
Send something suddenly and forcefully, like a rock or angry words
To throw something quickly with a sudden arm movement
To throw the ball quickly and casually
To throw something forward, often a weapon like a spear
To throw a small object like a coin toward a mark in a game
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Leave someone in a dangerous or difficult situation without help to protect yourself
- Informal
To say you will run for a position, for example in an election
To get rid of something valuable while removing something bad
- Informal
To surprise or confuse someone by doing something they did not expect
Cause problems on purpose that stop a plan or process from working smoothly
To behave in a childish sulky way after not getting what you want
- Informal
To give up something important in a careless or disrespectful way
A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive
Give something small to get something much bigger later
To make a big decision you cannot change that may be risky
To decide to start something difficult and not change your mind
- Informal
Talk in a relaxed, joking way and make stories bigger to be funny
Try many different ideas to find one that works
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Make people less excited about an idea or plan by saying bad things about it
Compounds
A track and field event where an athlete throws a heavy metal ball attached to a wire for distance
- Specialized
The weight of warheads or other cargo a missile can carry, not counting the rocket
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Throw comes from an old word thraw that meant 'twist' or 'turn', so imagine turning your arm quickly to send something through the air. That's why to throw is to send or move something with a sudden arm movement.