Definitions for throw away

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away(verb)

    throw or cast away

    "Put away your worries"

  2. shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop(verb)

    get rid of

    "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. throw away(verb)θroʊ

    to get rid of sth you do not want

    Don't throw it away - recycle it.

  2. throw awayθroʊ

    to fail to use an opportunity

    You threw away your chance to go to college.

Wiktionary

  1. throw away(Verb)

    To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.

  2. throw away(Verb)

    To waste, to squander.


Translations for throw away

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

throw away(noun)

to get rid of

He always throws away his old clothes.

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