THROW OUT


Meaning of THROW OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ transitive verb ]

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner

b. : to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary

2. : to give expression to : utter

threw out a remark…that utterly confounded him — Jean Stafford

3. : to dismiss from acceptance or consideration : reject

the testimony was thrown out

4. : to make visible or manifest : display

the signal was thrown out for the…fleet to prepare for action — Archibald Duncan

5. : to leave behind : outdistance

6. : to give forth from within : emit

7.

a. : to send out

b. : to cause to project : extend

8. : confuse , disconcert

automobiles in line blocking the road… threw the whole schedule out — F. D. Roosevelt

9. : to cause to stand out : make prominent

10. : to make a throw that enables a teammate to put out (a base runner)

- throw out the baby with the bathwater

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.