English Dictionary

throw

/θɹəʊ/

verb

(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air. / (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off. / (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.

He can throw the ball very far.

意味（1）

(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider

意味（2）

(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.

There the snake throws her enamelled skin.

意味（3）

(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.

throw the switch

意味（4）

(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

意味（5）

(transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

意味（6）

(transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.

意味（7）

(sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.

The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.

意味（8）

(transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.

The deliberate red herring threw me at first.

意味（9）

(figuratively) To send desperately.

Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.

意味（10）

(transitive) To imprison.

The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.

意味（11）

To organize an event, especially a party.

And now, Clevelanders hoping to bring the Rock Roll Hall of Fame to their city are throwing a bash to commemorate the 34th birthday of disc Jockey Alan Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball.

意味（12）

(transitive, intransitive) To roll (a die or dice).

The kings came to the agreement between themselves that they would cast lots by the dice to determine who should have this property, and that he who threw the highest should have the district. The Swedish king threw two sixes, and said King Olaf need scarcely throw.

意味（13）

(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

The kings came to the agreement between themselves that they would cast lots by the dice to determine who should have this property, and that he who threw the highest should have the district. The Swedish king threw two sixes, and said King Olaf need scarcely throw.

意味（14）

(transitive, bridge) To discard.

Declarer threw his queen of spades on the high diamond. He then won the last three tricks with his ace, queen and nine of hearts behind East's jack third.

意味（15）

(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

意味（16）

(transitive, said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

“Then, when I throw my voice, when I speak as someone who's quite different from me, it starts to feel very authentic.”

意味（17）

(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

Bill runs into the kitchen and tells Dad that Erik is throwing a tantrum. He tells Bill to go back and watch his program and to ignore his brother. Fifteen minutes later, Erik is still screaming […]

意味（18）

(transitive) To project or send forth.

Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer's office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance.

意味（19）

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw.

意味（20）

To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

A person named Crocket endeavoured to throw silk at Derby in the year 1702 ; but his machinery was imperfect

意味（21）

(baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

I have a minor quibble with Gleason's decision to throw Lefty Williams in Game Eight with the Series in the balance.

意味（22）

(transitive) To install (a bridge).

[…] across the rapid smaragdus-green waters, pouring onward into the country, are thrown three bridges ...

意味（23）

(obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) To twist or turn.

a thrown nail

意味（24）

(American football) Synonym of pass

意味（25）

(transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.

···not only did I not want to throw a punch at him, I wanted to give him a solid silver token of thanks···

意味（26）

(transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).

At the end of the normal gestation period the cow threw two calf mummies as large as cats.