Definitions for throwing
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1. Throwing

   of Throw

2. Throwing

   a. & n. from Throw, v

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1. Throwing

   In the sport of cricket, throwing, commonly referred to as chucking, is an illegal bowling action which occurs when a bowler straightens their arm when delivering the ball. The Laws of Cricket specify that a bowler's arm must not extend during the bowling action. Only the rotation of the shoulder can be used to impart velocity to the ball. Throws are not allowed. If the umpire deems that the ball has been thrown, he will call a no ball which means the batsman cannot be given out from that delivery. Current regulations of the International Cricket Council set the legal limit of 15 degrees of permissible straightening of the elbow joint for all bowlers in international cricket. This law applies between the point at which the bowling arm passes above shoulder height and the point at which the ball is released. The limit is to allow some natural flexing of the elbow joint which happens during the course of legal delivery. The charge of 'throwing' against a bowler is one of the most serious and controversial that can be made in cricket, as a bowler with an illegal action cannot dismiss a batsman. This means the player cannot effectively participate in the game, and may not be selected again without significant change to the way they bowl.

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1. ingrowth, worthing

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of throwing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of throwing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of throwing in a Sentence

1. James Bevan:

   We need to change our attitudes to wasting water so it becomes as socially unacceptable as throwing your plastic bags into the sea. We need to use less water and use it more efficiently.

2. Patrick Blais:

   At the end of the day, when you look at the data release this morning, there isn't a clear answer and if there's one thing the market doesn't like, it's uncertainty, the market's just having trouble reading the timing of the (Federal Reserve's) rate increase. I think that's just throwing the market off. There's a little bit for everyone, but at the end of the day, no one's happy.

3. Bryan Schmitt:

   Manoucher Jahangard made a throwing motion with Manoucher Jahangard arm, and I saw a white object strike my car.

4. Sarmad Al-Jilane:

   I was allowed to go to the bathroom only two times a day, each of 10 seconds. After the 10 seconds end, they started to hit me, the guards would force detainees to stand in a room for as long as 30 hours while throwing water at them, electrifying them, and hitting them with sharp objects, all of this without any investigation.

5. Carrie Gleason:

   Hedge funds are systematically destroying jobs across the nation, from Toys' R' Us to Sears, these financial predators are extracting the value out of these retail establishments, forcing the closure of thousands of stores, and throwing tens of thousands of workers into the streets.

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