Meaning

12 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, out.

  2. (idiomatic)To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.

    Just throw that pen out if it doesn't write anymore.

    They decided to throw out the idea because it would have been too expensive.

    throw or cast away

  3. (idiomatic)To dismiss a legal case.

  4. (idiomatic)To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.

    The board threw the man out, because he wouldn't cooperate and agree with their plans to remodernize the facility.

    The ushers threw the woman out of the auditorium, because she kept shouting out insults to the guest of honor when he made his speech.

    rauswerfen

  5. (idiomatic)To offer an idea for consideration.

    Let me throw this out there – how about if we make the igloo out of butter? Would that work?

    bring forward for consideration or acceptance

  6. To produce in a haphazard fashion.

    This program keeps throwing out errors.

  7. (transitive)To emit.

  8. (transitive)To utter carelessly (a remark, suggestion, proposal, etc.).

    He threw out a couple of half-baked ideas.

  9. (transitive)To cause to project.

  10. (transitive)To put into a state of confusion.

  11. (transitive)To outdistance; to leave behind.

    force to leave or move out

  12. (transitive)To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part).

Examples

313 sentences
  1. Please don't throw anything out the window.

    Будь ласка, не викидайте нічого з вікна.

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  2. This cheese needs to be thrown out.

    Цей сир треба викинути.

    ruЭтот сыр нужно выбросить.

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  3. Tom threw his son out of the house.

    Том вигнав сина з дому.

    ruТом вышвырнул сына из дома.

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  4. I was thrown out of the house with everything I owned.

    Мене викинули з будинку з усім, що в мене було.

    deIch bin aus dem Haus geworfen worden mit Allem was ich hatte.

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  5. Tom threw out the garbage.

    Том виніс сміття.

    deTom brachte den Müll raus.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dismiss or expel someone from duty or attending:

Origin

From throw + out.

From throw + out.

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsthrew out

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill throw out

Phrasal verbs

12 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

39 synonyms
dismiss or expel someone from duty or attending:kick out
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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