Background for throwing

throwing

/ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/

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To change place.

Examples :

"The strong wind was throwing the leaves from the trees onto the sidewalk. "

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To change in state or status

Examples :

"The company is throwing its support behind the new environmental initiative. "

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To move through time.

Examples :

"The band's music was throwing me back to my childhood. "

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To be accepted.

Examples :

"After a difficult audition, the actor was relieved when his performance was throwing him the part. "

attitude value achievement

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

Examples :

""Since I didn't know the answer, I was throwing my turn in the quiz game." "

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To do or be better.

Examples :

""After studying hard, Maria is throwing herself into the new project, hoping to excel and get a good grade." "

achievement action ability

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Examples :

""The teacher is throwing us a hint about the test; listen carefully." "

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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"

action sport physics

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To eject or cause to fall off.

Examples :

"The horse was bucking wildly, throwing its rider to the ground. "

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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 is throwing a vase on the wheel. "

art utensil action work

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

Examples :

"The umpire warned the bowler that he was throwing the ball because his arm straightened too much during his delivery. "

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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 process technology

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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

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To confuse or mislead.

Examples :

"The deliberate red herring threw me at first."

mind communication action

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To send desperately.

Examples :

"Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."

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verb

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 is throwing a birthday party for her son next weekend. "

entertainment event action organization

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To roll (a die or dice).

Examples :

"The player is throwing the dice to move his piece around the board. "

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

Examples :

"Sentence: "He was hoping to win the game by throwing a six with the dice." "

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Examples :

"He is throwing away the old newspapers. "

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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 judo instructor was throwing his student onto the mat, demonstrating a powerful hip throw. "

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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 was throwing his voice, making it sound like the dummy was talking. "

entertainment sound language communication action

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To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

Examples :

"When the teacher announced the pop quiz, Maria was throwing a fit, complaining loudly about the unfairness. "

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To project or send forth.

Examples :

"The child is throwing a ball to his dog. "

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To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

Examples :

"The child was throwing a blanket over the table, covering up the messy homework. "

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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 was throwing silk, carefully combining the fine filaments to create a strong, even thread for weaving. "

material industry technical process

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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 is throwing Johnson as the starting pitcher for tomorrow's game. "

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To install (a bridge).

Examples :

"The construction crew is throwing a bridge across the river to connect the two towns. "

building architecture technical

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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 ewe in the pasture is throwing lambs this spring. "

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noun

The act by which something is thrown.

Examples :

"The child's throwing of the ball was surprisingly accurate for her age. "

action sport physics

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The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel

Examples :

"Maria enjoys throwing at the community pottery studio every Tuesday evening. "

art material process