THROW

v. 1 toss, cast, hurl, fling, sling, pitch, dash, propel, project, shy, bowl, send, launch, Colloq chuck He threw the ball to the batter with all his might 2 cast, shed, project I was hoping you might throw some light on the subject Coming events throw their shadow before them. 3 throw or bring down, floor, fell, knock down or over, overthrow, upset, overturn He threw the vase on the floor 4 dismay, confound, confuse, dumbfound or dumfound, baffle, disconcert, unnerve, throw off or out, unsettle, put off, put (someone) off his or her or their stride or pace or stroke, Colloq discombobulate Her frank questions about my private life really threw me 5 throw away. a discard, cast off, dispose of, jettison, get rid of, scrap, throw out, dispense with, Colloq dump, trash, chuck out, Slang ditch He is a hoarder, refusing to throw anything away b waste, squander, lose, forgo, fritter away, fail to exploit or take advantage of, Slang blow He threw away his last chance for a decent life when he left her 6 throw off. a eject, expel, emit, throw up or out The volcano throws off rocks every so often b shake off, rid or free (oneself) of, get rid of, reject, renounce, repudiate He finally managed to throw off his mother's pernicious influence c deceive, mislead, decoy, misguide, misdirect, distract, divert, bewilder, confound, confuse, Colloq flummox, bamboozle He doubled back to throw the dogs off d See 4, above. 7 throw out. a radiate, emit, send forth, give out or off, diffuse, put out or forth, disseminate The substance throws out a greenish light b expel, eject, force out, evict, Colloq Brit turf out, Slang bounce Henry was thrown out of the pub for rowdy behaviour c See 5 (a), above. d See 6 (a), above. 8 throw over. jilt, leave, abandon, desert, forsake, break or split up with, Colloq walk out on, chuck, drop She was heartbroken when he threw her over and married her sister 9 throw up. a vomit, spit up, puke, spew up, be sick; regurgitate, disgorge, Colloq heave (up) He felt as if he was going to throw up b abandon, quit, leave, throw over, give up, relinquish, resign, renounce, Colloq chuck He threw up a perfectly good job to go and live on a boat c reveal, bring out or up, bring to the surface or the top, bring forward or forth, bring to light or to notice Their treachery was thrown up in high relief by the events that followed d throw or slap or knock together, jerry-build The house was thrown up overnight - and it looks like it e See 6 (a), above.