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throw

verb

/θroʊ/

Meaning

to send something through the air with force using your hand

to propel something with force through the air by a movement of the arm

He can throw the ball very far.

He threw the ball to his friend.

throw in the towel

hurl, toss, cast, fling, chuck

Entry 1

hurl, toss, cast, fling

Entry 2

toss, fling, hurl, chuck

catch, receive, hold

Entry 1

catch, receive

Entry 2

catch, hold

throw ball, throw away, throw party, throw tantrum, throw the ball, throw a party

Entry 1

throw ball, throw away, throw party, throw tantrum

Entry 2

throw the ball, throw away, throw a party

To change in form, appearance, nature, or character.

to make a low, rough sound, often when exerting effort or expressing annoyance

To work extremely hard and continuously, often with difficulty.

to divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs

to occur, happen, or become known

to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to extract or compress it