Throw

verb

  1. To change place.

  2. To change in state or status

  3. To move through time.

Synonyms: spend, pledge, promise, vow, take heed, take notice

noun

  1. The flight of a thrown object.

    What a great throw by the quarterback!

  2. The act of throwing something.

    The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.

  3. One's ability to throw.

    He's always had a pretty decent throw.

verb

  1. To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

    throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider

  2. To eject or cause to fall off.

  3. To move to another position or condition; to displace.

    throw the switch

Synonyms: bowl, bung, buzz, cast, catapult, chuck, dash, direct

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