throw

Also used as

throw is also the obsolete spelling of throe.

throw meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of throw in a sentence

• The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.
• The standard method of dealing with an addict was to arrest him, throw him into a cell, and leave him until the agonizing pangs of withdrawal were over.1993, Margaret McKee, Fred Chisenhall, Beale black & blue: life and music on black America’s main street, page 30:
• Should you be interested, for whatever reason, it will tell you how to throw a party for your 40-year-old husband or your 100-year-old great-grandmother.1979 July, Working Mother, page 72:
• If the expression is a throw, we unwind the stack seeking a handler expression.2006, Hans-Wolfgang Loidl, Trends in Functional Programming, volume 5, page 62:

All 40 example sentences with throw

Synonyms of throw

• bung
• cast
• fling
• hurl
• eject
• throw off
• displace
• relocate
• take a dive
• pass

Antonyms

• catch

All synonyms and antonyms of throw

Forms of throw

Past tense of throw: threw

Plural of throw: throws

Origin of throw

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”). Cognate with Scots thraw (“to twist, turn, throw”), West Frisian triuwe (“to push”), Dutch draaien (“to turn”), Low German draien, dreien (“to turn (in a lathe)”), German drehen (“to turn”). Displaced warp as the word for hurling and was displaced by warp as the word for twisting. The use in computing comes from the fact, that in programming languages a statement reporting an error interrupts normal processing and sends an error object up the function calling stack until a handling statement intercepts it. Thus an “object” is “thrown” and “flies” until it is “caught”.

From Middle English, from Old English þrāh, þrāg (“space of time, period, while”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”).

See throe.

Words formed from throw

• bethrow
• dip me in chocolate and throw me to the lesbians
• forthrow
• like throwing a hot dog down a hallway
• like throwing a sausage down a hallway
• offthrow
• outthrow
• overthrow
• people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
• thirl
• throller
• throwability
• throwable
• throw a bone to
• throw about
• throw a fit
• throw a kiss
• throw a mickey
• throw a monkey wrench in the works
• throw a monkey wrench into the works
• throw an ant into a sty
• throw an eye
• throw a party
• throw a sickie
• throw aside
• throw a spanner in the works
• throw a spanner into the works
• throw a sprat to catch a mackerel
• throw a tantrum
• throw away
• throw-away
• throw away the key
• throw a wet blanket on
• throw a wobbly
• throw a wrench in
• throw a wrench in the gears
• throw a wrench in the works
• throw a wrench into the works
• throwback
• throw back
• throw bag
• throw BBs
• throw by
• throw caution to the wind
• throw chunks
• throw cold water on
• throw-crook
• throw dirt
• throw dirt on
• throw down
• throw down one's tools
• throw down the gauntlet
• throw dust in someone's eyes
• throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
• throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
• throw everything at the wall and see what sticks
• throw for a loop
• throw gasoline on the fire
• throw gas on the fire
• throw good money after bad

Phrases with throw

• throw in
• throw on
• throw up
• throw ins
• throw off
• throw out
• throw rug
• bike throw
• body throw
• flip throw
• free throw
• long throw

Words that rhyme with throw

• go
• blow
• Monroe
• low
• show
• snow
• know
• toe
• bow
• glow
• flow
• oh

Questions about throw

What does throw mean?

Throw means to hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.

What is throw in Hindi?

Throw in Hindi is भट्टा (bhaṭṭā), फेंकना (phẽknā). See Throw meaning in Hindi.

How do you use throw in a sentence?

The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.

What part of speech is throw?

Throw can be a verb or a noun.

How do you pronounce throw?

Throw is pronounced /θɹəʊ/ (UK).

What is the past tense of throw?

The past tense of throw is threw.