Meaning

29 senses
  1. (transitive)To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.

    throw a shoe; throw a javelin

    propel through the air

  2. (transitive)To eject or cause to fall off.

    the horse threw its rider

    сбра́сыватьsbrásyvatʹ, сбро́ситьsbrósitʹ, ски́дыватьskídyvatʹ

    cause to fall off

  3. (transitive)To move to another position or condition; to displace.

    throw the switch

    переключа́тьpereključátʹ, переключи́тьpereključítʹ

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

    лепи́тьlepítʹ, слепи́тьslepítʹ

    make on a potter's wheel

  5. (transitive)To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

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

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

  7. To intentionally lose a game.

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

  8. (transitive)(of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).

    The pitcher threw a perfect game.

  9. (informal, transitive)To confuse or mislead.

    The deliberate red herring threw me at first.

  10. (figuratively, transitive)To send hastily or desperately.

    Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.

    put or send forth

  11. (transitive)To imprison.

    The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.

  12. (transitive)To organize an event, especially a party.

    She was known for throwing the craziest parties in college.

    organize or be responsible for

Examples

2876 sentences
  1. Don't throw rocks into the river.

    Не кидай каміння в річку.

    ruНе бросай камни в реку.

    deKeine Steine in den Fluss werfen!

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  2. Tom threw a rock at me.

    Том кинув у мене камінь.

    ruТом кинул в меня камень.

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  3. Please throw this away for me.

    Будь ласка, викинь це замість мене.

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  4. This needs to be thrown away.

    Це потрібно викинути.

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  5. Let's throw all these things away.

    Давай-но це все викинемо.

    ruДавай всё это выбросим.

    deLasst uns all diese Dinge wegwerfen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to cause an object to move rapidly through the air:
to install a bridge:
Русский
By meaning 4
to eject or cause to fall off:
to move to another position:
to make by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel:
to cause an object to move rapidly through the air:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to cause an object to move rapidly through the air:

Origin

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Pro

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”).

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Forms

throws, throwing, threw, thrown
Base formthrow · to throw
3rd person singularthrows
Present participlethrowing
Past simplethrew
Past participlethrown

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theythrow
he, she, itthrows

Past simpleLesson

all personsthrew

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave thrown
he, she, ithas thrown

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill throw

Phrasal verbs

12 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

59 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

46 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • throw rocks at
  • throw away
  • throw the ball
  • throwing rocks
  • throw this away
  • want to throw
  • throw a party
  • threw a stone
  • threw a rock
  • thrown out of
  • throw that away
  • throw anything away

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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