" throwing "

[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 ;

[Noun]  | "bal*ance" | \ ˈba-lən(t)s \

1: physical equilibrium

2: the ability to retain one's balance

3: mental and emotional steadiness

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Late Latin bilanc-, bilanx having two scalepans, from Latin bi- + lanc-, lanx plate;

[Noun]  | "mer*cy" | \ ˈmər-sē \

1: compassion, leniency, or restraint (as in imposing punishment) shown especially to an offender or to one subject to the power of another; also : lenient or compassionate treatment

2: imprisonment rather than death imposed as penalty for first-degree murder

3: a blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, price paid, wages, from merc-, merx merchandise;

[Phrase]  | "throw cold water on" 

1: to discourage especially through pessimism or indifference

[Phrase]  | "throw in the towel" 

1: to abandon a struggle or contest : acknowledge defeat : give up

[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]  | "throwing" 

[Verb]  | "throw" 

[Verb]  | "throw (on)" 

[Verb]  | "throwing back" 

[Verb]  | "throwing in" 

[Verb]  | "throwing away" 

[Verb]  | "throwing down" 

[Verb]  | "throwing off" 

[Verb]  | "throwing out" 

[Noun]  | "throwing away"