Definitions for threw
threw
threw
Spelling: [throo]
IPA: /θru/
Threw is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 47 anagrams from letters in threw (ehrtw).
Definitions for threw
noun
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an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
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the distance to which anything is or may be thrown:
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Informal. a venture or chance:
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Machinery.
the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of the crankpins, equal to one half of the piston stroke.
the distance between the center of a crankshaft and the center of an eccentric.
the movement of a reciprocating part in one direction.
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(in a motion-picture theater) the distance between the projector and the screen.
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(in an auditorium or the like) the distance between a loudspeaker and the audience.
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the length of a beam of light:
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a scarf, boa, shawl, or the like.
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Theater.
the distance to which a spotlight can be projected.
the area illuminated by a spotlight.
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a light blanket, as for use when reclining on a sofa; afghan.
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a cast of dice.
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the number thrown with a pair of dice.
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Wrestling. the act, method, or an instance of throwing an opponent.
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Geology, Mining. the amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault.
verb
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a simple past tense of throw.
Idioms
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a throw, Informal. each:
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throw cold water on. cold (def 31).
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throw down the gauntlet / glove. gauntlet1 (def 5).
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throw in the sponge. sponge (def 11).
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throw in the towel. towel (def 3).
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throw oneself at someone / someone's head, to strive to attract the interest or attention of, especially in order to win the love or admiration of:
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throw oneself into, to engage in with energy or enthusiasm:
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throw oneself on / upon someone, to commit oneself to another's mercy, generosity, support, etc.; trust in:
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throw out the baby with the bathwater. bathwater (def 2).
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throw the bull. bull3 (def 2).
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throw someone or something to the wolves / dogs, to place or leave (a person or thing) in a bad situation with no assistance, especially in order to protect oneself:
Also, throw under the bus.
Verb phrases
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throw away,
to dispose of; discard.
to employ wastefully; squander.
to fail to use; miss (a chance, opportunity, etc.):
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throw back,
to retard the development or advancement of:
to force into dependence upon or necessary use of.
to return to; hark back.
to revert to a type found in one's ancestry; manifest atavism:
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throw in, Informal.
to add as a bonus or gratuity:
to bring into (a discussion, plan, etc.) as an addition; interject:
Cards. to abandon (a hand).
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throw off,
to free oneself of; cast aside:
to escape from or delay, as a pursuer.
to give off; discharge.
to perform or produce with ease:
to confuse; fluster:
Australian Slang. to criticize or ridicule (usually followed by at).
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throw out,
to cast away; remove; discard.
to bring up for consideration; propose:
to put out of mind; reject:
Baseball. to cause to be out by throwing the ball to a fielder, especially an infielder, in time to prevent a batter or runner from reaching base safely:
to eject from a place, especially forcibly:
to expel, as from membership in a club.
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throw over, to forsake; abandon:
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throw together,
to make in a hurried and haphazard manner.
to cause to associate:
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throw up,
to give up; relinquish.
to build hastily.
to vomit.
to point out, as an error; criticize.
(of a hawk) to fly suddenly upward.
verb (used with object)
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to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist:
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to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does.
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to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.).
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to project (the voice).
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to make it appear that one's voice is coming from a place different from its source, as in ventriloquism.
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to direct or send forth (words, a glance, etc.).
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to put or cause to go or come into some place, position, condition, etc., as if by hurling:
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to put on, off, or away hastily:
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Machinery.
to move (a lever or the like) in order to activate, turn on, disconnect, etc., an apparatus or mechanism:
to connect, engage, disconnect, or disengage by such a procedure:
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to shape on a potter's wheel:
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to bring to bear or invest:
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to deliver a blow or punch:
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to cause to fall to the ground, especially to hurl to the ground, as an opponent in wrestling.
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Cards. to play (a card).
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to lose (a game, race, or other contest) intentionally, as for a bribe.
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to cast (dice).
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to make (a cast) at dice:
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(of an animal, as a horse) to cause (someone) to fall off; unseat:
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to give or host:
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(of domestic animals) to bring forth (young).
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Textiles. to twist (filaments) without attenuation in the production of yarn or thread.
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Informal. to overcome with astonishment or confusion; amaze, disconcert, or confuse:
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to turn on a lathe.
verb (used without object)
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to cast, fling, or hurl a missile or the like.
Origin of threw
before 1000; Middle English throwen, thrawen (v.), Old English thrāwan to twist, turn; cognate with Dutch draaien, German drehen to turn, spin, twirl, whirl; akin to Latin terere, Greek teíre
Examples for threw
Once I threw up — it was five in the morning by now, I think — I left the bathroom and he wasn't there.
Over two days in August, rioters and looters rampaged through stores and threw stones.
He threw himself against the rock and pushed with all the strength he could command.
He would not look at it, and when I threw it close to him he dashed it away as if it was poison.
During Ukraine's winter revolution, Sergei says, he “built barricades and threw Molotov cocktails.”
The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
With a faint shriek, Eudora sprung forward, and threw herself at his feet.
She threw herself on the wide divan, and he fixed pillows under her head.
They threw off their bags of crops and strapped him to the back.
I threw off all reserve--about half a pound, I should judge.