Meaning

(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
2. (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
3. (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
4. (transitive, ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
5. (transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
6. (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
7. (sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
8. (sports, transitive) (of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).

Example Sentences

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

When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper.

There the snake throws her enamelled skin.

throw the switch

This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer.

Through practice, you’ll learn how to add the right amount of water as you throw a pot, and your fingers will feel when the pot has reached the proper thickness.

If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.

The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.

Word Forms

• throws
• throwing
• threw
• throwed
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When Should You Use Throw?

Use throw when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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