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throw  vb , throws, throwing, threw, thrown 
1 to project or cast (something) through the air, esp. with a rapid motion of the arm and wrist 
2 to put or move suddenly, carelessly, or violently 
she threw her clothes onto the bed  
3 to bring to or cause to be in a specified state or condition, esp. suddenly or unexpectedly 
the news threw the family into a panic  
4 to direct or cast (a shadow, light, etc.) 
5 to project (the voice) so as to make it appear to come from other than its source 
6 to give or hold (a party) 
7 to cause to fall or be upset; dislodge 
the horse soon threw his rider  
8 
a to tip (dice) out onto a flat surface 
b to obtain (a specified number) in this way 
9 to shape (clay) on a potter's wheel 
10 to move (a switch or lever) to engage or disengage a mechanism 
11 to be subjected to (a fit) 
12 to turn (wood, etc.) on a lathe 
13 Informal to baffle or astonish; confuse 
the last question on the test paper threw me  
14  (Boxing) to deliver (a punch) 
15  (Wrestling) to hurl (an opponent) to the ground 
16 Informal to lose (a contest, fight, etc.) deliberately, esp. in boxing 
17 
a to play (a card) 
b to discard (a card) 
18 (of a female animal, esp. a cow) to give birth to (young) 
19 to twist or spin (filaments) into thread 
20 ♦ throw cold water on (something) 
Informal to be unenthusiastic about or discourage (something) 
21 ♦ throw oneself at to strive actively to attract the attention or affection of 
22 ♦ throw oneself into to involve oneself enthusiastically in 
23 ♦ throw oneself on to rely entirely upon 
he threw himself on the mercy of the police  
  n 
24 the act or an instance of throwing 
25 the distance or extent over which anything may be thrown 
a stone's throw  
26 Informal a chance, venture, or try 
27 an act or result of throwing dice 
28 
a the eccentricity of a cam 
b the radial distance between the central axis of a crankshaft and the axis of a crankpin forming part of the shaft 
29 a decorative light blanket or cover, as thrown over a chair 
30 a sheet of fabric used for draping over an easel or unfinished painting, etc., to keep the dust off 
31  (Geology) the vertical displacement of rock strata at a fault 
32  (Physics) the deflection of a measuring instrument as a result of a sudden fluctuation, (See also)   →  throw about  →  throwaway  →  throwback  →  throw in  →  throw off  →  throw out  →  throw over  →  throw together  →  throw up  (Old English thrawan to turn, torment; related to Old High German draen to twist, Latin terere to rub) 
♦  thrower  n