throw

Definitions

• (transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
• (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
• (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
• (ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
• (transitive) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
• (transitive) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
• (sports) To intentionally lose a game.
• (transitive) To confuse or mislead.
• (figuratively) To send desperately.
• (transitive) To imprison.
• To organize an event, especially a party.
• (ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
• (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
• (transitive) To discard.
• (martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
• (transitive) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
• (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
• (transitive) To project or send forth.
• To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
• To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) 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.
• (baseball) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
• (transitive) To install (a bridge).
• (obsolete) To twist or turn.
• (American football)