verb Download 🔗Share To change place. Examples : "The earthquake throws furniture around the room. " action place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change in state or status Examples : "The company's restructuring throws many employees into uncertainty about their future. " action process state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move through time. Examples : "The movie throws us back to the 1950s with its vintage cars and clothing. " time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be accepted. Examples : "Her proposal throws well with the team, so we'll move forward with it. " action situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share In any game, to decline to play in one's turn. Examples : ""In the card game, Sarah throws when she doesn't have a card of the required suit." " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To do or be better. Examples : ""Maria always studies hard, and her effort often throws her to the top of the class." " achievement action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take heed. Examples : "She always throws to her mother's advice when making important decisions. " action attitude mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The flight of a thrown object. Examples : "What a great throw by the quarterback!" action physics sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of throwing something. Examples : "The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice." action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One's ability to throw. Examples : "His throws were getting stronger with each practice. " ability sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A distance travelled; displacement. Examples : "the throw of the piston" physics space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing. Examples : ""My grandmother has many colorful throws on her sofa to keep it clean and cozy." " material item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance. Examples : "Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw." possibility event outcome Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A violent effort. Examples : "After several throws of his body during the seizure, he finally regained consciousness. " action energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To eject or cause to fall off. Examples : "The horse throws the rider off its back. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move to another position or condition; to displace. Examples : "throw the switch" action position condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery. Examples : "The umpire called "No ball!" because the bowler throws the ball instead of bowling it properly, straightening his arm at the last moment. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To intentionally lose a game. Examples : "The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match." game sport action entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To roll (a die or dice). Examples : "In the game of Monopoly, each player throws the dice to see how many spaces they can move. " game action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it. Examples : "Each player throws the die to see who goes first in the game. " game number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To discard. Examples : "He throws away the empty juice box after finishing his drink. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower. Examples : "The judo instructor throws his student during practice, demonstrating the technique. " sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else. Examples : "The con artist threw his voice, pretending it was his father's, to convince the elderly woman to give him her savings. " sound entertainment communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To show sudden emotion, especially anger. Examples : "When his favorite toy broke, the little boy throws a tantrum. " emotion action character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share 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 silk spinner expertly throws the silk filaments together to create a strong, continuous thread. " material process technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To install (a bridge). Examples : "The construction crew throws a temporary bridge over the river to allow access for their equipment. " technical architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe. Examples : "The mother braced herself against the next round of throws, knowing each one brought her closer to holding her baby. " medicine physiology sensation body suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows. Examples : "The farmer carefully recorded the number of throws for each of his cows this year, hoping for healthy calves. " animal agriculture biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (said of animals) To give birth to. Examples : "Our cat throws kittens twice a year. " animal biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A moment, time, occasion. Examples : "The party throws were always the highlight of the summer. " time event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A period of time; a while. Examples : "I haven't seen my cousin in throws. " time period Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading