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Meaning of throw

verb

To change place.
To change in state or status
To move through time.
To be accepted.
In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.

noun

The flight of a thrown object. Example: What a great throw by the quarterback!
The act of throwing something. Example: The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.
One's ability to throw. Example: He's always had a pretty decent throw.
A distance travelled; displacement. Example: the throw of the piston
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

verb

To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air. Example: throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider
To eject or cause to fall off.
To move to another position or condition; to displace. Example: throw the switch
To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
(of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

noun

Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

verb

(said of animals) To give birth to.

noun

A moment, time, occasion.
A period of time; a while.

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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