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threw

/θɹuː/

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To change place.

Examples :

"The student threw his old backpack away and replaced it with a new one. "

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To change in state or status

Examples :

"My mood threw from happy to sad after I lost my favorite pen. "

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To move through time.

Examples :

"History classes threw us back in time to the Roman Empire. "

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To be accepted.

Examples :

"The new student's ideas were well-received by the class; everyone agreed they were interesting, and her ideas threw a lot of support. "

attitude achievement

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In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.

Examples :

""Sarah had a bad hand in poker, so she threw her turn and waited for the next round." "

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To do or be better.

Examples :

"My younger sister threw me in the spelling bee competition this year; she was sure I'd do better. "

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Examples :

"She threw caution to the wind and accepted the job offer, even though it was far from her hometown. "

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To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

Examples :

"throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"

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To eject or cause to fall off.

Examples :

"The horse threw the rider off its back. "

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To move to another position or condition; to displace.

Examples :

"throw the switch"

action position

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To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

Examples :

"The potter threw a beautiful bowl on the pottery wheel. "

art utensil material work process

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(of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

Examples :

"The umpire called "No ball!" because the bowler threw the ball instead of bowling it with a legal action. "

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To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

Examples :

"If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception."

computing technical

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To intentionally lose a game.

Examples :

"The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match."

sport game action entertainment attitude

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To confuse or mislead.

Examples :

"The deliberate red herring threw me at first."

communication action mind

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To send desperately.

Examples :

"Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."

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Examples :

"The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail."

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To organize an event, especially a party.

Examples :

"My aunt threw a surprise birthday party for my uncle. "

entertainment event action organization

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To roll (a die or dice).

Examples :

"The student threw the dice to see who would go first in the game. "

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To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

Examples :

"My little brother threw a six on the die, winning the game. "

game action number

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Examples :

"He threw away the crumpled paper. "

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To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

Examples :

"The wrestler threw his opponent to the mat, bringing him down behind him. "

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(said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

Examples :

"The ventriloquist threw his voice, making it sound like the puppet was talking. "

sound language entertainment communication

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To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

Examples :

"When the teacher criticized his project, he threw a fit of anger. "

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To project or send forth.

Examples :

"The baseball player threw the ball to first base. "

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To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

Examples :

"The child threw a blanket over himself, trying to hide from the scary movie. "

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To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) 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.

Examples :

"The old mill worker carefully threw the delicate silk strands, creating a strong, even thread for the loom. "

material process industry

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(of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

Examples :

"The coach threw a young pitcher into the starting rotation for the next game. "

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To install (a bridge).

Examples :

"The engineers threw a new pedestrian bridge over the busy highway. "

architecture technical structure

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To twist or turn.

Examples :

"a thrown nail"

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(said of animals) To give birth to.

Examples :

"The sheep threw a lamb this morning. "