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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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