throw

v. t. [ imp. Threw p. p. Thrown p. pr. & vb. n. Throwing. ] [ OE. þrowen, þrawen, to throw, to twist, AS. þrāwan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. drājan, L. terebra an auger, gimlet, Gr. &unr_; to bore, to turn, &unr_; to pierce, &unr_; a hole. Cf. Thread, Trite, Turn, v. t. ] 1. To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mil.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Set less than thou throwest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly. [ 1913 Webster ]

O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. To divest or strip one's self of; to put off. [ 1913 Webster ]

There the snake throws her enameled skin. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Pottery) To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have thrown
A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; -- said especially of rabbits. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. --
To throw back. (a) To retort; to cast back, as a reply. (b) To reject; to refuse. (c) To reflect, as light. --
To throw by, to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as useless; as, to throw by a garment. --
To throw down, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to throw down a fence or wall. --
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. --
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. ] --
To throw on, to cast on; to load. --
To throw one's self down, to lie down neglectively or suddenly. --
To throw one's self on or
To throw one's self upon. (a) To fall upon. (b) To resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to repose upon. --
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. --
To throw over, to abandon the cause of; to desert; to discard; as, to throw over a friend in difficulties. --
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. [ 1913 Webster ]