Throw

n.	1.	Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.
	1.	Time; while; space of time; moment; trice. I will with Thomas speak a little throw. - Chaucer.
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. [imp. Threw (thrų); p. p. Thrown (thrōn); p. pr. & vb. n. Throwing.]
	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.
	3.	To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.
	4.	(Mil.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.
	5.	To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.
	6.	To cast, as dice; to venture at dice. Set less than thou throwest. - Shak.
	7.	To put on hastily; to spread carelessly. O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. - Pope.
	8.	To divest or strip one's self of; to put off. There the snake throws her enameled skin. - Shak.
	9.	(Pottery) To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
	10.	To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent. I have thrown A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth. - Shak.
	11.	To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; - said especially of rabbits.
	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. 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. To throw on e - to cast on; to load. To throw one's self down to lie down neglectively or suddenly. To throw one's self on 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. b - To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, to throw out insinuation or observation. - Swift. c - To distance; to leave behind. - Spenser. d - To cause to project; as, to throw out a pier or an abutment. - Addison. 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. b - To reject from the stomach; to vomit. - Addison. c - To construct hastily; as, to throw up a breastwork of earth.
v. i.	1.	To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice. To throw about to cast about; to try expedients.
n.	1.	The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast. He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw, He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe. - Addison.
	2.	A stroke; a blow. Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws. - Spenser.
	3.	The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.
	4.	A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.
	5.	An effort; a violent sally. Your youth admires The throws and swellings of a Roman soul. - Addison.
	6.	(Mach.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.
	7.	(Pottery) A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
	8.	A turner's lathe; a throwe.
	9.	(Mining) The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; - according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.

Noun	1.	throw - the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
	2.	throw - a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
	3.	throw - the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam Synonyms: cam stroke, stroke
	4.	throw - the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here"
	5.	throw - bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
	6.	throw - the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
Verb	1.	throw - project through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	2.	throw - move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"
	3.	throw - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" Synonyms: cast off, shed, throw off, throw away, shake off, cast, drop
	4.	throw - place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" Synonyms: thrust
	5.	throw - convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" Synonyms: give
	6.	throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" Synonyms: flip, switch
	7.	throw - put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" Synonyms: cast, contrive, project
	8.	throw - to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
	9.	throw - cause to be confused emotionally Synonyms: bemuse, discombobulate, bewilder
	10.	throw - utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" Synonyms: hurl
	11.	throw - organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" Synonyms: hold, give, have, make
	12.	throw - make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"
	13.	throw - cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider"
	14.	throw - throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
	15.	throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" Synonyms: befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle

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