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   throw

   /θrəʊ/

   verb

   • 1. propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand: "I threw a brick through the window" Similar hurltossflingpitchcastloblaunchflipcatapultshydashaimdirectprojectpropelsendbowlinformal:chuckheaveslingbuzzwhangbungyeetpeghoybishOpposite catchhold
   • ▪ push or force (someone or something) violently and suddenly into a particular physical position or state: "the pilot and one passenger were thrown clear and survived" Similar move quickly/suddenlypush suddenly/violentlythrustflingpropelshootslamsmackbangcrashthumppushforceinformal:plonk
   • ▪ put in place or erect quickly: "the stewards had thrown a cordon across the fairway"
   • ▪ move (a part of the body) quickly or suddenly in a particular direction: "she threw her head back and laughed"
   • ▪ project or cast (light or shadow) in a particular direction: "a chandelier threw its bright light over the walls" Similar projectcastsendgive offemitradiate
   • ▪ deliver (a punch): "Cheryl drew back her fist and threw another punch" Similar delivergivelandOpposite pull
   • ▪ direct a particular kind of look or facial expression: "she threw a withering glance at him" Similar directcastsenddartshootbestow ongive
   • ▪ project (one's voice) so that it appears to come from someone or something else, as in ventriloquism: "I can throw my voice—I could make a fortune as a medium"
   • ▪ move (a switch or lever) so as to operate a device: "at the trolley portal the operator had to manually throw the switch using a switch iron" Similar operateswitch onclick onengagemove
   • ▪ roll (dice): "he reached out and put the dice in the shaker and threw them"
   • ▪ obtain (a specified number) by rolling dice.
   • ▪ bowl (the ball) with an unlawful bent arm action.
   • ▪ (of a horse) lose (a shoe).
   • 2. send suddenly into a particular state or condition: "he threw all her emotions into turmoil"
   • ▪ put (someone) in a particular place or state in a rough, abrupt, or summary fashion: "these guys should be thrown in jail"
   • ▪ disconcert; confuse: "she frowned, thrown by this apparent change of tack" Similar disconcertunnerveflusterruffleflurryagitateharassupsetdisturbdiscomfitput offput someone off their strokethrow off balancemake nervousdiscomposediscountenancecause someone to lose their composureperturbunsettlebotheraffectworrydisquiettroubleconfuseinformal:rattlefazeput into a flapthrow into a tizzdiscombobulateshake up
   • 3. send (one's opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, or similar activity: "in the final Arnaud was too strong, and threw Hughes twice" Similar fellthrow to the groundhurl to the groundunbalancebring downfloorprostrate
   • ▪ (of a horse) unseat (its rider): "their horse threw its jockey before the race had started" Similar unseatdislodgeupsetbring down
   • 4. form (ceramic ware) on a potter's wheel: "further on a potter was throwing pots" Similar shapeformmouldfashion
   • ▪ turn (wood or other material) on a lathe.
   • ▪ twist (silk or other fabrics) into thread or yarn.
   • 5. have (a fit or tantrum): "occasionally a small child will throw a tantrum when denied something"
   • 6. give or hold (a party): "he threw a huge farewell party for them" Similar givehostholdhaveprovideput onlay onarrangeorganize
   • 7. lose (a race or contest) intentionally, especially in return for a bribe: informal "the man who throws a race is a crook for life"
   • 8. (of an animal) give birth to (young, especially of a specified kind): "sometimes a completely black calf is thrown"

   noun

   • 1. an act of throwing something: "Holding's throw hit the stumps" Similar lobpitchflipshygobowlballhurltossflingcastinformal:chuckheavesling
   • ▪ an act of throwing one's opponent in wrestling, judo, or a similar sport: "a shoulder throw"
   • ▪ an illegitimate delivery considered to have been thrown rather than properly bowled.
   • ▪ short for throw of the dice below
   • 2. a light cover for furniture.
   • 3. used to indicate how much a single item, turn, or attempt costs: informal "he was offering to draw on-the-spot portraits at £25 a throw" Similar eachapieceper itemfor one
   • 4. the extent of vertical displacement in a fault.
   • 5. a machine or device by or on which an object is turned while being shaped.
   • 6. the action or motion of a slide valve or of a crank, eccentric wheel, or cam.
   • ▪ the distance moved by the pointer of an instrument.

   Word Origin Old Englishthrāwan ‘to twist, turn’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch draaien and German drehen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin terere ‘to rub’, Greek teirein ‘wear out’. throw (sense 1 of the verb), expressing propulsion and sudden action, dates from Middle English.

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   • 1. throwable adjective

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   Jul 5, 2024 · If an exception occurs within the try block, it is thrown. Your code can catch this exception (using catch block) and handle it in some rational manner. System-generated exceptions are automatically thrown by the Java run-time system. To manually throw an exception, use the keyword throw.

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   Jul 18, 2024 · Javelin throw is an athletics (track-and-field) sport of throwing a spear for distance, included in the ancient Greek Olympic Games as one of the five events of the pentathlon competition. It became an event in the modern Olympic Games in 1908.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioTHROW | significado en inglés - Cambridge Dictionary

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   2 days ago · THROW Significado, definición, qué es THROW: 1. to send something through the air with force, especially by a sudden movement of the arm: 2. to…. Aprender más.

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   What is the difference between throw and catch in C++?

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   What is discus throw?

   • discus throw, sport in athletics (track and field) in which a disk-shaped object, known as a discus, is thrown for distance. In modern competition the discus must be thrown from a circle 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) in diameter and fall within a 40° sector marked on the ground from the centre of the circle.

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   What is javelin throw?

   • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Augustyn. Javelin throw, athletics (track-and-field) sport of throwing a spear for distance, included in the ancient Greek Olympic Games as one of the five events of the pentathlon competition. It became an event in the modern Olympic Games in 1908.

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   Jul 19, 2024 · decathlon. discus throw, sport in athletics (track and field) in which a disk-shaped object, known as a discus, is thrown for distance. In modern competition the discus must be thrown from a circle 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) in diameter and fall within a 34.9° sector marked on the ground from the center of the circle.

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   Jul 16, 2024 · throw: throws an exception when an error is detected.

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   Jul 19, 2024 · Checked Exceptions in Java. These are the exceptions that are checked at compile time. If some code within a method throws a checked exception, then the method must either handle the exception or it must specify the exception using the throws keyword. Checked exceptions can be fully checked or partially checked.

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   2 days ago · The meaning of THROW ONESELF INTO is to begin doing or working on (something) with great energy and determination. How to use throw oneself into in a sentence.