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For the verb: "to throw"

Simple Past:	threw
Past Participle:	thrown

throw1 /θrəʊ/ (past threw; past p thrown) verbo transitivo

1. ‹ball/stone› tirar, aventar^(conj.⇒) (Col, Méx, Per);
  ‹grenade/javelin› lanzar^(conj.⇒)
1. ‹dice› echar, tirar

(send, propel) (+ adv compl): to ~ sb into jail meter a algn preso or en la cárcel;
to ~ oneself into a task meterse de lleno en una tarea

[horse] ‹rider› desmontar, tirar

(disconcert) desconcertar^(conj.⇒)

(have, hold) ‹party› hacer^(conj.⇒), dar^(conj.⇒)

Phrasal Verbs
throw away v + o + adv, v + adv + o

(discard) ‹can/paper› tirar (a la basura), botar (a la basura) (AmL exc RPl)

(waste) ‹money› tirar, botar (AmL exc RPl)

throw back v + o + adv, v + adv + o

‹ball› devolver^(conj.⇒)

(pull back) ‹curtains› (des)correr;
‹bedclothes› echar atrás

throw off v + o + adv, v + adv + o

‹jacket/hat› quitarse (rápidamente)

‹illness/habit› quitarse;
‹pursuer› despistar

throw out v + o + adv, v + adv + o

(discard) tirar (a la basura), botar (a la basura) (AmL exc RPl)

‹bill/proposal› rechazar

‹person› echar

throw together v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹meal/plan› improvisar throw up

v + adv + o
1. (raise) ‹hands› levantar or alzar^(conj.⇒) (rápidamente)
1. (bring to light) ‹facts› revelar (la existencia de)

v + adv (vomit) (colloq) devolver^(conj.⇒), arrojar

throw2 sustantivo

1. (of ball) tiro m;
  (of javelin, discus) lanzamiento m
1. (of dice) tirada f, lance m

(AmE)
1. (bedspread) cubrecama m
1. (shawl) chal (m), echarpe (m)

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throw [ɵrəʊ]

nombre
1   (de pelota) tiro
     (de jabalina) lanzamiento
     (de los dados) tirada
2   Dep (lucha) derribo
3   US cubrecama

vtr (ps threw
     pp thrown)
1   (una pelota, etc) tirar, arrojar
     to throw sthg to sb, tirarle algo a alguien
     (jabalina, etc) lanzar
     (los dados) echar
2   familiar desconcertar: the question seemed to throw him, la pregunta parecía dejarle perplejo
3   (un interruptor) darle a
     (una fiesta) dar
4   Med & figurado she'll throw a fit, le dará un ataque

Compound Forms:
free throw	n	(basketball: throw awarded after a foul)	tiro libre nm
Ganaron el campeonato con un tiro libre en el último segundo
free-throw line			línea de tiro libre nf
on a throw of the dice		figurative, literary	al azar
throw a punch			dar un puñetazo
throw a punch			pegar
throw away		(waste)	desaprovechar
throw away		(misspend money)	malgastar
throw away		(discard)	botar
throw away		(discard)	tirar
throw back			devolver
throw in			agregar
throw in			añadir
throw in the garbage			echar a la basura
throw in the towel			tirar la esponja
throw in the towel			tirar la toalla
throw light on			iluminar
throw off		(evade)	zafarse de
throw off		(evade)	despistar
throw off			confundir
throw off centre			desequilibrar
throw out			rechazar
throw out of		(expel)	expulsar de
throw out of		(expel)	echar de
throw pillow			cojín
throw the dice			echar los dados
throw the dice			tirar las dados
throw together			juntar
throw together			unir
throw up		(build quickly)	levantar con rapidez
throw up		(regurgitate)	vomitar
throw weight		(astronautics)	carga útil de un misil
throw-in	adj		extra
throw-in	n	colloquial (something added, at no extra cost, to a purchase)	extra nf
within a stone's throw			a tiro de piedra adv

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a stone's throw across
a big red brocade throw pillow
A dollar rout forces the rest of the world to throw up barriers against dirt-cheap
a stones throw away
anything you can throw at it... - grammar
as far as I could throw them
at the throw of a gambler's toss"
can throw
Cast a stone and throw a brick
crank throw or stroke
cushion/throw pillow/seat pad/seat cushion
do not throw
Don't throw it away without putting a bin bag in there first.
Don't throw the baby our with the bath water.
Don't throw your hand
Don’t throw too many sticks, as the loyal will fetch them...
drop/throw down the knife = ? el cuchillo
El verbo throw en derecho? - legal
establishment scientist/ trust someone more than one could throw him
free throw
Gram throw
have/throw a fit
He couldn't throw the ball into the hoop
herring-throw
HI engine that gets the hairs on your arms to stand and throw a couple fist pumps in the air
I only throw them away in the rubbish.
I saw Mr. Stephen throw back his rain poncho
I thought that would throw you
I throw craze
I'll throw in a free can of protein!
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'throw' also found in these entries:

English:

at - book - caution - end - gauntlet - light - loop - nuisance - scrapheap - spanner - sponge - stone - threw - throw about - throw around - throw aside - throw away - throw back - throw down - throw in - throw off - throw on - throw out - throw together - throw up - throw-in - thrown - towel - wobbly - chuck - deep - heave - keep - mix - monkey - over - scent - scrap - skim - tip - toss - track

Spanish:

aire - apedrear - arrojar - arrojarse - banda - basura - borda - botar - calle - chispear - dar - descartarse - desechar - desechable - desequilibrar - desnivelar - desperdiciar - despistar - devolver - echar - echarse - esclarecer - iluminar - lanzar - lanzamiento - lanzarse - los - papilla - pedrada - precipitar - proyectar - saque - tirar - tirada - tirarse - Tiro - toalla - volcarse - aprovechar - aventar - cara - convulsionar - crimen - derrochar - destapar - expulsar - falta - farrear - ir - juerga

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