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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "throw"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make something move through the air by quickly moving your arm and hand
Transitive: to throw sth somewhere
to throw definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't throw your trash on the ground, use a bin.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āφāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϜāύāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŦāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
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āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to hold or organize an event such as a party
Transitive: to throw an event
to throw definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They decided to throw a housewarming party to celebrate their new home.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāωāϜāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to propel or move a body part forcefully or energetically in a particular direction
Transitive: to throw a body part to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dancer threw her head back as she laughed at the joke.
āύāĻ°ā§āϤāϕ⧀ āĻŽāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϏ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to place something in a location hastily, casually, or without much concern for precision or orderliness
Transitive: to throw sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He threw his keys on the table, not bothering to hang them on the hook.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻšā§āϕ⧇ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āύāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to give a glance, gesture, or expression in a specific manner
Transitive: to throw a gesture or expression to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Upon hearing the unexpected news, he threw a look of disbelief towards his friend.
āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻļ⧁āύ⧇, āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to activate or initiate a mechanism, process, or system
Transitive: to throw a switch or mechanism
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The engineer threw the lever to start the engine.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ—āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to emit, project, or send forth something, such as light, shadow, or sound
Transitive: to throw light or sound
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the sun set, the lighthouse began to throw its beam across the sea, guiding ships to shore.
āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϘāϰāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϞ⧋āĻ•āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤ⧀āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause something to occur abruptly or without much consideration
Transitive: to throw sb/sth into a particular state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sudden rainstorm threw their outdoor party into disarray, forcing everyone to seek shelter.
āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āϖ⧁āρāϜāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāϤāĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause someone to feel confused or perplexed, often by introducing unexpected information
Transitive: to throw sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His cryptic email message threw me. I could n't figure out what he was trying to say.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻšāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āχāĻŽā§‡āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻž āϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to forcefully propel or expel something from a particular position, often resulting in its displacement, removal, or ejection
Transitive: to throw sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jolt of the train threatened to throw luggage from the overhead compartments.
āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāĻšā§‡āĻĄ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āϜ āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to toss or cast a dice onto a surface
Transitive: to throw a dice
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She threw the dice with a flick of her wrist, eagerly anticipating the result in a game of Yahtzee.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŦā§āϜāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻž āϛ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, Yahtzee āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āϧ⧀āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻžāϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ, āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ

a small, decorative blanket or cover, typically made of a soft and cozy material such as wool, fleece, or cotton, used to drape over a couch, chair, or bed to add warmth and decoration
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āϛ⧋āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
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āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĻāϰ

bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
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āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

a technique used to off-balance, lift, or propel an opponent to the ground, scoring points or achieving a dominant position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wrestler countered a takedown with a brutal suplex throw.
āϕ⧁āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—ā§€āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύ⧃āĻļāĻ‚āϏ āϏ⧁āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āϏ āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āĻĄāĻžāωāύ āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

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