threw

For the verb: "to throw"

Simple Past:	threw
Past Participle:	thrown

Multiple Entries:
  threw    throw  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
threw/θruː/

past of throw.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
throw/θrəʊ/

▶verb (past threw; past part. thrown)

• 1 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand.

  ■ send (one's opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc.

  ■ (of a horse) unseat (its rider).

  ■ Cricket bowl (the ball) with an illegitimate bent arm action.

• 2 move or put into place quickly, hurriedly, or roughly.

• 3 send suddenly into a particular position or condition: he threw all her emotions into turmoil.

  ■ disconcert; confuse.

• 4 project, direct, or cast (light, an expression, etc.) in a particular direction.

  ■ project (one's voice) so that it appears to come from somewhere else, as in ventriloquism.

• 5 form (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel.

  ■ turn (wood) on a lathe.

  ■ twist (silk or other material) into yarn.

• 6 have (a fit or tantrum).

• 7 informal give or hold (a party).

• 8 informal lose (a race or contest) intentionally, especially in return for a bribe.

• 9 (of an animal) give birth to.

▶noun

• 1 an act of throwing.

• 2 a light cover for furniture.

• 3 Geology the extent of vertical displacement in a fault.

• 4 a machine or device by or on which an object is turned while being shaped.

• 5 the action or motion of a slide valve or of a crank, eccentric wheel, or cam.

  ■ the extent of such motion.

• 6 (a throw) informal a single turn, round, or item: drinks are £1 a throw.

– phrases
be thrown back on be forced to rely on (something) because there is no alternative.
throw good money after bad incur further loss in a hopeless attempt to recoup a previous loss.
throw one's hand in withdraw from a card game because one has a poor hand.

■ withdraw; give up.

throw in the towel (or sponge) (of boxers or their seconds) throw a towel (or sponge) into the ring as a token of defeat.

■ admit defeat.

throw up one's hands raise both hands in the air as an indication of one's exasperation.

– phrasal verbs
throw something away

• 1 discard something as useless or unwanted.

  ■ waste or fail to make use of an opportunity or advantage.

• 2 (of an actor) deliver a line with deliberate underemphasis.

throw something down informal (of a DJ, rapper, etc.) play or perform a piece of music.
throw something in

• 1 include something extra with something that is being sold or offered.

• 2 make a remark casually as an interjection in a conversation.

throw oneself into start to do (something) with enthusiasm and vigour.
throw off (of hounds or a hunt) begin hunting.
throw something off

• 1 rid oneself of something.

• 2 write or utter something in an offhand manner.

throw something open make something generally accessible.
throw someone out

• 1 expel someone unceremoniously.

• 2 Cricket & Baseball put out an opponent by throwing the ball to the wicket or a base.

throw something out

• 1 discard something as unwanted.

• 2 (of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something.

• 3 cause numbers or calculations to become inaccurate.

throw someone over end a relationship with a lover.
throw people together bring people into contact, especially by chance.
throw something together make something hastily or without careful planning.
throw up informal vomit.
throw something up

• 1 abandon something.

• 2 produce something and bring it to notice.

– derivatives
throwable adjective,
thrower noun.

– origin OE thrāwan ‘to twist, turn’, of W. Gmc origin.