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    [Verb]  | "throw" | \ ˈthrō \


    1: to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm

    2: to propel through the air in any manner

    3: pitch


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English throwen "to propel through the air, cause to fall, drive forcefully, turn on a lathe," going back to Old English þrāwan "to twist, wring, (intransitive) turn round, writhe, curl," going back to West Germanic *þrēan- (whence also Old Frisian drāia "to turn," Old Saxon thrāian "to cause to rotate, turn on a lathe," Middle Dutch draeyen "to turn," Old High German drâen "to turn, twist"), probably going back to Indo-European *treh1- "rub, bore," whence in Germanic "bore through with a turning motion, turn";

      * Note : Old English þrāwan is a Class VII strong verb, unlike its cognates elsewhere in West Germanic, which are conjugated as a weak verb (excepting a vestigial Middle Dutch preterit drieu). (Certain evidence for the verb in North Germanic and Gothic is lacking.) In Modern English, outside of Scots and dialects of northern England, the predominant sense is "propel through the air," from which a profusion of derivative senses began to develop already in Middle English. (Compare {warp:2|warp:2}.) — The Indo-European base *treh1- that would appear to underly the Germanic etymon has been compared with the homonymous base of Greek tetraínō, tetraínein "to bore through, perforate" (aorist étrēsa), trētós "perforated, pierced" (from zero-grade *tr̥h1-tó-), trêma "aperture, hole" (see: {trematode|trematode}), from a presumed connection of turning or twisting to boring a hole. This manifestation of *treh1- is generally regarded as a variant of *terh1- rub, bore" evident in Greek teírein "to wear down, exhaust," téretron "auger," terēdṓn "woodworm" (see: {teredo|teredo}), Latin terere "to rub" and verbs in Slavic and Baltic (see: {trite|trite}).;

    [Verb]  | "throw away" 


    1: to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary

    2: discard

    3: to use in a foolish or wasteful manner : squander


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "throw back" 


    1: to delay the progress or advance of : check

    2: to cause to rely : make dependent

    3: reflect


    Origin: 1656 ;

    [Verb]  | "throw down" 


    1: to cause to fall : overthrow

    2: precipitate

    3: to cast off : discard


    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Verb]  | "throw in" 


    1: to add as a gratuity or supplement

    2: to introduce or interject in the course of something : contribute

    3: distribute


    Origin: 1678 ;

    [Verb]  | "throw off" 


    1: to free oneself from : get rid of

    2: to cast off often in a hurried or vigorous manner : abandon

    3: distract, divert


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "throw" 


    1: an act of throwing, hurling, or flinging

    2: an act of throwing dice

    3: the number thrown with a cast of dice


    Origin: 1530 ;

     Derivative of {see: |throw:1|throw:1};

    [Noun]  | "throw-in" | \ ˈthrō-ˌin \


    1: an act or instance of throwing a ball in: such as

    2: a throw made from the touchline in soccer to put the ball back in play after it has gone into touch

    3: a throw from an outfielder to the infield in baseball


    Origin: 1864 ;

    [Idiomatic phrase]  | "throw in one's lot with" 


    1: to join or become associated with a person, group, or thing that one hopes will win or succeed


    Origin: 1870 ;

    [Verb]  | "throw" 


    1: to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm;


      * e.g., " ... threw a life preserver to the drowning man "





    2: to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally;


      * e.g., " ... the attacker threw his victim to the ground "



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    [Verb]  | "throw (on)" 


    1: to place on one's person;


      * e.g., " ... threw on a sweater and headed outside "





    [Verb]  | "throw back" 


    1: as in drop, fall;




    [Verb]  | "throw in" 


    [Verb]  | "throw away" 


    1: to get rid of as useless or unwanted;


      * e.g., " ... I should throw away that torn shirt "





    2: to use up carelessly;


      * e.g., " ... if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use "



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    [Verb]  | "throw down" 


    1: to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally;


      * e.g., " ... throw down the gun, and put your hands up "





    [Verb]  | "throw off" 


    1: to draw the attention or mind to something else;


      * e.g., " ... the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot "



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    [Verb]  | "throw out" 


    1: to drive or force out;


      * e.g., " ... the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref "





    2: to get rid of as useless or unwanted;


      * e.g., " ... would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks? "



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    3: to throw or give off;


      * e.g., " ... the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke "



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    [Noun]  | "throw" 


    1: a risky undertaking;


      * e.g., " ... a desperate throw, that could jump-start his presidential campaign or end it right there "





    [Noun]  | "throw-in" 


    1: something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed;


      * e.g., " ... anyone who buys a book today will get a bookmark as a throw-in "



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     [ "throw" ]

    1: to engage in sexual activity

      * e.g.,  ... A gurl....u tryna' throw? 

     [ "throw" ]

    1: tha ghetto verion of tite, kool

      * e.g.,  ... dat club wuz throw nigga! 

     [ "throw" ]

    1: throw is the verb used to give money that will be used to buy marijuana that will be smoked between you and your friends

      * e.g.,  ... "yo guys, i wanna smoke sooo bad" 

     [ "throw" ]

    1: to hold (a party or gathering)

      * e.g.,  ... Let's throw a party for mum tonight! 

     [ "throw" ]

    1: to engage in a fist-fight

      * e.g.,  ... "Are you talking to me? You wanna throw? Let's throw!!" 

     [ "throw" ]

    1: To stock cases of groceries and/or general merchandise. Term commonly used among grocery store stockers.

      * e.g.,  ... On average, employees are required to be able to throw a minimum of 55-60 cases an hour. 

     [ "throw" ]

    1: v. Basically means do. Replace any common use of the word do and it will make sense.

      * e.g.,  ...  Yo Sean, let's go throw some bowls. 

     [ "throw" ]

    1: referring to something that is cool and usually retro.

      * e.g.,  ... That jersey is throw. 


     [ "throw" ]

    2: probably from the term 'throw- back'

     [ "throw" ]

    1: To vomit or throw up

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude thats some nasty stuff, I think I'm gonna throw" 

     [ "throw" ]

    1: Offering to pay an amount of money on a shared sack of marijuana

      * e.g.,  ... I'll throw $40 on that quarter O. 

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