transitive verb
1.
a. : to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary
threw away a pair of old shoes
b. : discard 1b
2.
a. : to use in a foolish or wasteful manner : squander
worked too hard for this money to throw it away — Kenneth Roberts
b. : to fail to take advantage of : waste
the chance for a successful stand … was thrown away — Herbert Agar
3. : to de-emphasize (as a line in a play) by casual delivery
knows when to move upstage, when to modulate his voice, when to throw away a line — Harriet Van Horne