throw : Idioms & Phrases

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charity throw

  • noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
    foul shot; charity toss; charity shot; free throw; charity throw.
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free throw

  • noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
    foul shot; charity toss; charity shot; free throw; charity throw.
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free throw lane

  • noun a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw
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hammer throw

  • noun an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
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penalty free throw

  • noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
    foul shot; charity toss; charity shot; free throw; charity throw.
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Stone's cast, ∨ Stone's throw

  • the distance to which a stone may be thrown by the hand.
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stone's throw

  • noun a short distance
    step.
    • it's only a step to the drugstore
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throw a fit

  • verb get very angry and fly into a rage
    hit the roof; flip one's lid; have kittens; fly off the handle; go ballistic; flip one's wig; hit the ceiling; blow one's stack; lose one's temper; combust; blow up; blow a fuse; have a fit.
    • The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
    • Spam makes me go ballistic
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throw away

  • verb throw or cast away
    dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; cast out; put away; discard; toss out; toss away.
    • Put away your worries
  • verb get rid of
    shake off; shed; throw away; drop; cast off; cast; throw.
    • he shed his image as a pushy boss
    • shed your clothes
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throw back

  • verb throw back with a quick, light motion
    toss back.
    • She tossed back her head
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throw cold water on

  • verb be discouraging or negative about
    pour cold water on.
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throw in

  • verb add as an extra or as a gratuity
  • verb give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
    quit; throw in; drop out; chuck up the sponge; fall by the wayside; give up; drop by the wayside.
    • In the second round, the challenger gave up
  • verb to insert between other elements
    put in; interject; interpose; come in; inject.
    • She interjected clever remarks
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throw in the towel

  • verb give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
    quit; throw in; drop out; chuck up the sponge; fall by the wayside; give up; drop by the wayside.
    • In the second round, the challenger gave up
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throw off

  • verb get rid of
    shake off; shed; throw away; drop; cast off; cast; throw.
    • he shed his image as a pushy boss
    • shed your clothes
  • verb get rid of
    shake off; escape from; shake.
    • I couldn't shake the car that was following me
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throw out

  • verb force to leave or move out
    kick out; expel.
    • He was expelled from his native country
  • verb throw or cast away
    dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; cast out; put away; discard; toss out; toss away.
    • Put away your worries
  • verb remove from a position or office
    oust; expel; boot out; drum out; kick out.
    • The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
  • verb bring forward for consideration or acceptance
    advance.
    • advance an argument
  • verb cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
    dismiss.
    • This case is dismissed!
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throw out of kilter

  • verb throw into great confusion or disorder
    derange; perturb.
    • Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt
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throw overboard

  • verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    forego; forfeit; waive; forgo; give up.
    • you've forfeited your right to name your successor
    • forfeited property
  • verb throw from a boat
    deep-six.
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throw pillow

  • noun a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes
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throw rug

  • noun a small rug; several can be used in a room
    scatter rug.
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throw stick

  • noun a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
    boomerang; throw stick.
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throw together

  • verb produce shoddily, without much attention to detail
    fudge together.
  • verb bring into random order
    jumble; scramble.
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throw up

  • verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; chuck.
    • After drinking too much, the students vomited
    • He purged continuously
    • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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throw-crook

Throw"-crook` noun
Definitions
  1. (Agric.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
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throw-in

  • noun (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play
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throw-off

Throw"-off` noun
Definitions
  1. A start in a hunt or a race. Eng.
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throw-weight

  • noun the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)
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throwing away

  • noun getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
    discard.
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throwing board

  • noun a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear
    spear thrower; dart thrower; throwing board.
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throwing stick

  • noun a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear
    spear thrower; dart thrower; throwing board.
  • noun a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
    boomerang; throw stick.
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thrown and twisted

  • adjective satellite twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread
    thrown.
    • thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn
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thrown-away

  • adjective satellite thrown away
    discarded; cast-off; throwaway.
    • wearing someone's cast-off clothes
    • throwaway children living on the streets
    • salvaged some thrown-away furniture
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To give, ∨ throw, to the dogs

  • to throw away as useless. "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it." Shak.
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To throw in, ∨ out of, gear

  • (Mach.), to connect or disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to put in, or out of, working relation.
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To throw about

  • to cast about; to try expedients. R.
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To throw away

  • . (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to bestow without a compensation; as, to throw away time; to throw away money. (b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or a good offer.
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To throw back

  • . (a) To retort; to cast back, as a reply. (b) To reject; to refuse. (c) To reflect, as light.
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To throw by

  • to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as useless; as, to throw by a garment.
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To throw down

  • to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to throw down a fence or wall.
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To throw down the gauntlet

  • to offer or send a challenge. The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight challenging, and was taken up by the one who accepted the challenge; hence the phrases.
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To throw down the glove

  • to challenge to combat.
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To throw dust in one's eyes

  • to mislead; to deceive. Colloq.
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To throw in

  • . (a) To inject, as a fluid. (b) To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as, to throw in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to throw in an occasional comment. (c) To add without enumeration or valuation, as something extra to clinch a bargain.
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To throw off

  • . (a) To expel; to free one's self from; as, to throw off a disease. (b) To reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to throw off all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent. (c) To make a start in a hunt or race. Eng. (d) To emit. Same as throw out (e). (e) To disconcert or confuse. Same as to throw out (f).
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To throw on

  • to cast on; to load.
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To throw one's self down

  • to lie down neglectively or suddenly.
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To throw one's self on ∨ upon

  • . (a) To fall upon. (b) To resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to repose upon.
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To throw out

  • . (a) To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. "The other two, whom they had thrown out, they were content should enjoy their exile." Swift. "The bill was thrown out." Swift. (b) To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, to throw out insinuation or observation. "She throws out thrilling shrieks." Spenser. (c) To distance; to leave behind. Addison. (d) To cause to project; as, to throw out a pier or an abutment. (e) To give forth; to emit; as, an electric lamp throws out a brilliant light. (f) To put out; to confuse; as, a sudden question often throws out an orator.
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To throw over

  • to abandon; to betray. Cf. To throw overboard, under Overboard.
  • to abandon the cause of; to desert; to discard; as, to throw over a friend in difficulties.
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To throw overboard

  • to discard; to abandon, as a dependent or friend.
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To throw up

  • . (a) To resign; to give up; to demit; as, to throw up a commission. "Experienced gamesters throw up their cards when they know that the game is in the enemy's hand." Addison. (b) To reject from the stomach; to vomit. (c) To construct hastily; as, to throw up a breastwork of earth.
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To throw up another's heels

  • to trip him. Bunyan.
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To throw up the sponge

  • to give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; from a custom of the prize ring, the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat. Cant or Slang "He was too brave a man to throw up the sponge to fate." Lowell. now, through in the towel is more common, and has the same origin and meaning.
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