throw
1. throw \'thro-\ \'thru:\ \'thro-n\ \'thro-(-*)r\ vb or threw; or thrown
or throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE
thra-wa]n to cause to twist or turn; akin to OHG dra-en to turn, L terere
to rub, Gk tetrainein to bore, pierce 1a: to propel through the air by a
forward motion of the hand and arm {(R@ a baseball} 1b: to propel through
the air in any manner 2a: to cause to fall {threw his opponent} 2b: to
cause to fall off : UNSEAT {the horse threw his rid er} 3: to fling
precipitately or violently : DASH 4a1: to put in some position or
condition 4a2: to put on or off hastily or carelessly {threw on a coat}
4b: to bring to bear : EXERT {threw all his influence into the boy's
defense} 5: to form or shape on a potter's wheel 6: to deliver (a blow) in
or as if in boxing 7: to twist two or more filaments of into a thread or
yarn 8a: to make a cast of (dice) 8b: to make (a cast) at dice 9: to
give up : ABANDON 10: to send forth : PROJECT {the setting sun threw long
sh adows} 11: to make (oneself) dependent : commit (oneself) for help,
support, or protection {threw himself on the mercy of the court} 12: to
bring forth : PRODUCE {~s a good crop} {(Xthrew large litters} 13: to lose
intentionally {~ a game} 14: to move (a lever) so as to connect or
disconnect parts of a clutch or switch; also : to make or break (a
connection) with a lever : CAST, HURL NG: THROW is general and
interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a
distinctive motion with bent arm; CAST usu. implies lightness in the thing
thrown and sometimes a scattering; TOSS suggests a light or careless or
aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion; FLING stresses a violent
throwing; HURL implies power as in throwing a massive weight; PITCH
suggests throwing carefully at a target; SLING stresses either the use of
whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim - throw.er n SYN syn
CAST, TOSS, FLING, HURL, PITCH, SLI
2. throw n 1a: an act of throwing, hurling, or flinging 1b1: an act of
throwing dice 1b2: the number thrown with a cast of dice 1c: a method of
throwing an opponent in wrestling or judo 2: the distance a missile may be
thrown 3: an undertaking involving chance or danger 4: the amount of
vertical displacement produced by a geological fault 5a: the extreme
movement given to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam , crank, or
eccentric : STROKE 5b: the length of the radius of a crank or the virtual
crank radius of an e ccentric or cam 6a: a light coverlet 6b: a woman's
scarf or light wrap
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