throw
To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
Verb 4 meanings
To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
“throw a shoe; throw a javelin”
To eject or cause to fall off.
“the horse threw its rider”
To move to another position or condition; to displace.
“throw the switch”
To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of throwing something.
“With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow.”
A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
One’s ability to throw.
“He’s always had a pretty decent throw.”
The distance travelled by something thrown.
“a stone's throw”
Etymology
From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”).
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THROW at a glance
THROW has 5 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + R 1 + O 1 + W 4) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,537 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with throw
All rhymes- TOMORROW13
- GROW8
- NARROW9
- ARROW8
- BORROW11
- CROW9
- SORROW9
- OVERTHROW18
- BROW9
- MARROW11
- SPARROW12
- MORROW11
One letter away
- THREW11
- THROB10
- THROE8
- THEOW11
- THRAW11
- SHROW11
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