■ verb ( past threw ; past participle ~n )
1》 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand.
↘send (one's opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc.
↘(of a horse) unseat (its rider).
↘ Cricket bowl (the ball) with an illegitimate bent arm action.
2》 move or put into place quickly, hurriedly, or roughly.
3》 send suddenly into a particular position or condition: he threw all her emotions into turmoil.
↘disconcert; confuse.
4》 project, direct, or cast (light, an expression, etc.) in a particular direction.
↘project (one's voice) so that it appears to come from somewhere else, as in ventriloquism.
5》 form (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel.
↘turn (wood) on a lathe.
↘twist (silk or other material) into yarn.
6》 have (a fit or tantrum).
7》 informal give or hold (a party).
8》 informal lose (a race or contest) intentionally, especially in return for a bribe.
9》 (of an animal) give birth to.
■ noun
1》 an act of ~ing.
2》 a light cover for furniture.
3》 Geology the extent of vertical displacement in a fault.
4》 a machine or device by or on which an object is turned while being shaped.
5》 the action or motion of a slide valve or of a crank, eccentric wheel, or cam.
↘the extent of such motion.
6》 ( a ~ ) informal a single turn, round, or item: on-the-spot portraits at £25 a ~.
Phrases
be ~n back on be forced to rely on (something) because there is no alternative.
~ good money after bad incur further loss in a hopeless attempt to recoup a previous loss.
~ one's hand in withdraw from a card game because one has a poor hand.
↘withdraw; give up.
~ in the towel (or sponge ) (of boxers or their seconds) ~ a towel (or sponge) into the ring as a token of defeat.
↘admit defeat.
~ up one's hands raise both hands in the air as an indication of one's exasperation.
Phrasal verbs
~ something away
1》 discard something as useless or unwanted.
↘waste or fail to make use of an opportunity or advantage.
2》 (of an actor) deliver a line with deliberate underemphasis.
~ something in
1》 include something extra with something that is being sold or offered.
2》 make a remark casually as an interjection in a conversation.
~ oneself into start to do (something) with enthusiasm and vigour.
~ off (of hounds or a hunt) begin hunting.
~ something off
1》 rid oneself of something.
2》 write or utter something in an offhand manner.
~ something open make something generally accessible.
~ someone out
1》 expel someone unceremoniously.
2》 Cricket & Baseball put out an opponent by ~ing the ball to the wicket or a base.
~ something out
1》 discard something as unwanted.
2》 (of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something.
3》 cause numbers or calculations to become inaccurate.
~ someone over end a relationship with a lover.
~ people together bring people into contact, especially by chance.
~ something together make something hastily or without careful planning.
~ up informal vomit.
~ something up
1》 abandon something.
2》 produce something and bring it to notice.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
Origin
OE thrāwan 'to twist, turn', of W. Gmc origin.