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threw smoke

threw smoke is the simple past of throw smoke.

Meaning of throw smoke

Verb

throw smoke (third-person singular simple present throws smoke, present participle throwing smoke, simple past threw smoke, past participle thrown smoke)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.
    • He has been throwing smoke all game.

Questions about threw smoke

What is threw smoke the simple past of?
Threw smoke is the simple past of throw smoke.

Words near threw smoke in the dictionary

  1. threw out the baby with the bathwater
  2. threw over
  3. threw pearls before swine
  4. threw shade
  5. threw shapes
  6. threw smoke
  7. threw some shapes
  8. threw someone a bone
  9. threw someone a curveball
  10. threw something in someone's face
  11. threw something in someone's teeth

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