I
n.
1) (basketball) a free ~
2) (baseball) a wild ~
II
v.
1) ( A ) ~ the ball to her; or: ~ her the ball
2) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ across, over (to ~ a ball over a fence)
3) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ at (he threw a stone at me)
4) ( d ; refl. , tr. ) to ~ into (he threw himself into his work; they threw the body into the river)
5) ( d ; refl. , tr. ) to ~ on (she threw herself on the mercy of the court; to ~ light on a subject)
6) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ out of (they were ~n out of work)
7) ( d ; refl. , tr. ) to ~ to (I threw myself to the ground)
8) ( misc. ) to ~ smb. off balance