What does Throw mean?
Definitions for Throw
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Throw.
Princeton's WordNet
throw(noun)
the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
"the catcher made a good throw to second base"
throw(noun)
a single chance or instance
"he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
throw, stroke, cam stroke(noun)
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
throw(noun)
bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
throw(verb)
casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
"he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
throw(verb)
propel through the air
"throw a frisbee"
throw(verb)
move violently, energetically, or carelessly
"She threw herself forwards"
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"
throw, thrust(verb)
place or put with great energy
"She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
give, throw(verb)
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
"Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
throw, flip, switch(verb)
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
"switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
project, cast, contrive, throw(verb)
put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
throw(verb)
to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
"Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw(verb)
cause to be confused emotionally
hurl, throw(verb)
utter with force; utter vehemently
"hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"
hold, throw, have, make, give(verb)
organize or be responsible for
"hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
throw(verb)
make on a potter's wheel
"she threw a beautiful teapot"
throw(verb)
cause to fall off
"The horse threw its inexperienced rider"
throw(verb)
throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
"Throw a six"
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate(verb)
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
"These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
Webster Dictionary
Throw(noun)
pain; especially, pain of travail; throe
Throw(noun)
time; while; space of time; moment; trice
Throw(verb)
to fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl
Throw(verb)
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
Throw(verb)
to drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock
Throw(verb)
to cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river
Throw(verb)
to overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist
Throw(verb)
to cast, as dice; to venture at dice
Throw(verb)
to put on hastily; to spread carelessly
Throw(verb)
to divest or strip one's self of; to put off
Throw(verb)
to form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels
Throw(verb)
to give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent
Throw(verb)
to bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; -- said especially of rabbits
Throw(verb)
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
Throw(verb)
to perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice
Throw(noun)
the act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast
Throw(noun)
a stroke; a blow
Throw(noun)
the distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw
Throw(noun)
a cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw
Throw(noun)
an effort; a violent sally
Throw(noun)
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
Throw(noun)
a potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a)
Throw(noun)
a turner's lathe; a throwe
Throw(noun)
the amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow
Freebase
Throw
A throw is a martial arts term for a grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent, and throwing them to the ground, in Japanese martial arts referred to as nage-waza, 投げ技, "throwing technique". Throws usually involve a rotating motion, the practitioner performing the throw disconnects with the opponent, and ends balanced and on their feet as opposed to a takedown where both finish on the ground. Throws can however also be followed into a top position, in which case the person executing the throw does not disengage from the opponent. Certain throwing techniques called sacrifice throws involve putting oneself in a potentially disadvantageous position, such as on the ground, in order to execute a throw.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Throw
thrō, v.t. to hurl: to fling: to wind or twist together, as yarn: to form on a wheel, as pottery: to venture at dice: to put off: to put on or spread carelessly: to cast down in wrestling.—v.i. to cast or hurl: to cast dice:—pa.t. threw (thrōō); pa.p. thrōwn.—n. the act of throwing; a cast, esp. of dice: the distance to which anything may be thrown: a violent effort.—ns. Throw′er; Throw′ing-tā′ble, a potter's wheel.—adj. Thrown, twisted.—ns. Thrown′-silk, organzine, silk thread formed by twisting together two or more threads or singles; Throw′ster, one who throws silk: a gambler; Throw′-stick, a weapon thrown whirling from the hand, as the boomerang.—Throw about (Spens.), to cast about or try expedients; Throw away, to lose by neglect or folly, to spend in vain, to reject; Throw back, to retort, to refuse: to revert to some ancestral character, to show atavism; Throw by, to reject, to lay aside as of no use; Throw down, to destroy, to subvert: to depress; Throw in, to inject, as a fluid, to put in or deposit along with others, to add as an extra; Throw light on, to make clear; Throw off, to expel, to reject, to renounce: to give forth in an unpremeditated manner; Throw on, to put on hastily; Throw one's self into, to engage heartily in; Throw one's self on, or upon, to cast one's confidence upon, to resign one's self to; Throw open, to cause to swing wide open, to make freely accessible; Throw out, to cast out, to reject, to expel: to emit, to utter carelessly, to cause to project: to put into confusion, to confuse: to distance, leave behind; Throw over, to discard or desert; Throw up, to hoist or raise, to raise hastily: to enlarge, as a picture reflected on a screen: to give up, to resign: to vomit. [A.S. thráwan, to turn, to twist; Ger. drehen, to twist, L. torquēre.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Throw
In a galvanometer the instantaneous deflection of the needle when the contact or closing of the circuit is instantaneous, or when the discharge is completed before the needle begins to move. The throw of the needle is the datum sought when the ballistic galvanometer is used. Synonym--Elongation.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
throw
A cast of the hand-lead.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Throw' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3661
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Throw' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1288
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Throw' in Verbs Frequency: #198
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Throw in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Throw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Throw in a Sentence
I havent formed it yet, but I will, im in the process of doing it. Its going to be The Committee to Dismantle Trump, but Ill come up with a much more clever thing than The Committee. Im gon na throw in my own dough, ask others to put their dough in there and were going to explain to the people what hes doing.
We agree there should be a new period of isolation, for at least two weeks, we cannot throw away everything we have previously achieved.
Idealists are foolish enough to throw caution to the winds. They have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.
He asked if the ballots could be matched back to the voters, and then he, I got the sense it implied that then you could throw those out for any, if you look at the counties with the highest frequent error of signatures. So that's the impression that I got.
To your friends, you're like a trash bag they'll use you for a little bit, then they'll throw you out.
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Translations for Throw
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- صب, رمى, اندفعArabic
- atmaqAzerbaijani
- кіда́ць, кі́нуцьBelarusian
- хвъ́рлямBulgarian
- llançar, tirarCatalan, Valencian
- vrhnout, vrhatCzech
- kasteDanish
- werfenGerman
- ρίχνω, ρίψηGreek
- ĵetoEsperanto
- arrojar, lanzar, tirar, lanzamientoSpanish
- انداختنPersian
- nakata, heitellä, nakella, viskaista, heittää, viskata, viskoa, viskellä, paiskoa, paiskata, paiskaista, kääntää, dreijata, peite, päällinen, kappale, heitto, peittoFinnish
- blaka, kastaFaroese
- déplacer, bouger, jeter, lancer, lancement, jetFrench
- tilgScottish Gaelic
- lanzar, tirarGalician
- זרק, העיף, זריקהHebrew
- फेंकनाHindi
- dobHungarian
- նետել, գցելArmenian
- varpa, verpa, kasta, fleygja, hendaIcelandic
- gettare, lanciare, tirareItalian
- 投じる, 投げる, 手を抜く, 投げJapanese
- გადაგდებაGeorgian
- лақтыруKazakh
- បោះ, ចោលKhmer
- 던지다Korean
- هاوێشتن, فڕێدانKurdish
- таштооKyrgyz
- iacto, iacioLatin
- geheienLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຖິ້ມ, ຂວ້າງLao
- sviest, mestLatvian
- фрлаMacedonian
- хаяхMongolian
- ပစ်Burmese
- werpen, afwerpen, omgooien, gooien, smijten, kleien, worp, verplaatsing, gooiDutch
- kaste, hive, kast, teppeNorwegian
- lançarOccitan
- rzucać, rzucićPolish
- atirar, arremessar, lançar, entregar, lançamento, arremessoPortuguese
- chanqay, chuqay, wikch'uy, chamqayQuechua
- bittar, lantscharRomansh
- arunca, a deplasaRomanian
- кида́ть, метну́ть, ски́дывать, швыря́ть, ски́нуть, сбра́сывать, переключи́ть, лепи́ть, броса́ть, бро́сить, ки́нуть, мета́ть, сбро́сить, швырну́ть, переключа́ть, слепи́ть, бросо́к, покрыва́лоRussian
- baciti, бацитиSerbo-Croatian
- ගසනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- hodiť, vrhnúťSlovak
- vreči, metSlovene
- kasta, dreja, tippa, välta, kast, överkastSwedish
- kutupaSwahili
- андохтанTajik
- ขว้าง, โยน, ปาThai
- atmakTurkmen
- atmakTurkish
- кида́тиUkrainian
- پھینکناUrdu
- otmoqUzbek
- némVietnamese
- 扔Chinese
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