Idioms for throw
Origin of throw
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
teírein to rub away
SYNONYMS FOR throw
1
fling,
launch,
send.
Throw,
cast,
pitch,
toss imply projecting something through the air.
Throw is the general word, often used with an adverb that indicates direction, destination, etc.:
to throw a rope to someone, the paper away.
Cast is a formal word for
throw, archaic except as used in certain idiomatic expressions (
to cast a net, black looks; cast down; the compound
broadcast, etc.):
to cast off a boat.
Pitch implies throwing with some force and definite aim:
to pitch a baseball. To
toss is to throw lightly, as with an underhand or sidewise motion, or to move irregularly up and down or back and forth:
to toss a bone to a dog.
OTHER WORDS FROM throw
mis·throw, verb, mis·threw, mis·thrown, mis·throw·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH throw
throe throwWords nearby throw
British Dictionary definitions for throw away
throw
/ (θrəʊ) /
verb throws, throwing, threw or thrown (mainly tr)
noun
See also
throw about,
throwaway,
throwback,
throwback,
throw in,
throw off,
throw out,
throw over,
throw together,
throw up
Derived forms of throw
thrower, nounWord Origin for throw
Old English
thrāwan to turn, torment; related to Old High German
drāen to twist, Latin
terere to rub
Idioms and Phrases with throw away (1 of 2)
throw away
Also, throw or toss out. Dispose of, discard, as in This coat is too good to throw away, or Did you throw out the rest of the milk? or She tossed out all his old letters. [First half of 1500s]
Waste, fail to use, as in She's thrown away her inheritance on all kinds of foolish enterprises, or He's thrown away his chances for an engineering job. [Mid-1600s]
Also, throw out. Utter or perform in an offhand, seemingly careless way, as in He threw away the news that their summer cottage had been broken into, or She threw out some suggestions for changing the bylaws. [First half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with throw away (2 of 2)
throw