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English
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Etymology 1
OE. Ã¾rawan|Ã¾rÄ�wan, to twist, to turn, from Ger. *Ã¾rÇ£-, from PIE.} *ter- to rub, to rub by twisting, to twist, to turn. Cognate with Dutch draaien, German drehen.

Verb
en-verb|throws|throwing|threw|thrown

#transitive To cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
#transitive To eject or cause to fall off.
#:throw a shoe
#:throw a rod
#:the horse threw its rider
#transitive To move to another position; to displace.
#: throw the switch
#context|ceramics To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
#context|transitive|cricket Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
#context|transitive|computing To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
#:If the file is readonly, the method throws an invalid operation exception.

#sports to intentionally lose a game
#:''The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|cause an object to move rapidly through the air fire, hurl, project, shoot, toss
italbrac-colon|eject or cause to fall off eject, throw off
italbrac-colon|move to another position displace, relocate

Derived terms
overthrow
throw a fit
throw away, throw-away
throw a wobbly
throwback
throw down the gauntlet
throw in the sponge, throw in the towel
throwing
throw shapes
throw the book at somebody
throw up
throw one's weight around

Translations
trans-top|cause an object to move rapidly through the air
Czech: t-|cs|vrhnout
Dutch: t+|nl|werpen, t+|nl|gooien, t-|nl|smijten
Finnish: t+|fi|heittÃ¤Ã¤, t-|fi|viskata, t-|fi|paiskata
French: t+|fr|jeter, t+|fr|lancer
Hebrew: t-|he|×�×¨×§|trzarÃ¡k|scHebr, he-translation|×�×¢×�×£|trhi'Ãf|scHebr
Italian: t+|it|gettare, t+|it|lanciare
JÃ¨rriais: souÃ®ndgi
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|Ù�Ø§Ù�Û�Ø´ØªÙ�, KUchar|Ù�Ú�Û�Ø¯Ø§Ù�
Portuguese: t+|pt|lanÃ§ar, t-|pt|atirar
Russian: Ð±Ñ�Ð¾Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (brosÃ¡tâ��) impf, Ð±Ñ�Ð¾Ñ�Ð¸Ñ�Ñ� (brÃ³sitâ��) pf, ÐºÐ¸Ð´Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (kidÃ¡tâ��) impf, ÐºÐ¸Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (kÃnutâ��) pf, Ð¼ÐµÑ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (metÃ¡tâ��) impf, Ð¼ÐµÑ�Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (metnÃºtâ��) pf, Ñ�Ð²Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (Å¡vyrjÃ¡tâ��) impf, Ñ�Ð²Ñ�Ñ�Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (Å¡vyrnÃºtâ��) pf
Slovene: t+|sl|vreÄ�i
Swahili: t-|sw|kutupa|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|kasta
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trans-top|make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel
Dutch: kleien
Finnish: dreijata
trans-mid
Russian: Ð»ÐµÐ¿Ð¸Ñ�Ñ� (lepÃt') impf, Ñ�Ð»ÐµÐ¿Ð¸Ñ�Ñ� (slepÃt') pf
trans-bottom

trans-top|in cricket, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery
trans-mid
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trans-top|computing: send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism
trans-mid
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Noun
en-noun

The flight of a thrown object; as, a fast throw.
A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

#:Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.

Translations
trans-top|flight of a thrown object
Dutch: worp m, gooi m
Esperanto: Äµeto
Finnish: heitto
Hebrew: he-translation|×�×¨×�×§×�|zrikÃ¡ f
trans-mid
French: t+|fr|jet|m, t+|fr|lancement|m
Russian: Ð±Ñ�Ð¾Ñ�Ð¾Ðº (brosÃ³k) m
Slovene: t+|sl|met|m
Spanish: t-|es|lanzamiento|m
Swedish: t+|sv|kast|n
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trans-top|a distance travelled
Dutch: verplaatsing f
trans-mid
Russian: Ð±Ñ�Ð¾Ñ�Ð¾Ðº (brosÃ³k) m
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trans-top|piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing
Finnish: peite, pÃ¤Ã¤llinen, peitto
trans-mid
Russian: Ð¿Ð¾ÐºÑ�Ñ�Ð²Ð°Ð»Ð¾ (pokryvÃ¡lo) n
Swedish: Ã¶verkast n
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trans-top|single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance
Finnish: t+|fi|kappale
trans-mid
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References
Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.¹

Etymology 2
OE. Ã¾rag|Ã¾rÄ�g, of unknown origin.

Noun
en-noun

obsolete A moment, time, occasion.
obsolete A period of time; a while.

Category:English irregular verbs
Category:English nouns

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Revision and Credits for"throw"
2007-12-27 17:22 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[nl:throw]], [[simple:throw]] Full Revision History
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