Definition of throwing

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Throwing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thro.

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Reversal :: Reversal (n.) A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void..
Cast :: Cast (n.) The act of casting or throwing; a throw.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels..
Interjection :: Interjection (n.) The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected..
Trajection :: Trajection (n.) The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission..
Enclitically :: Enclitically (adv.) In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.
Bombardment :: Bombardment (n.) An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place..
Extraversion :: Extraversion (n.) The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out.
Hurling :: Hurling (n.) The act of throwing with force.
Cockshy :: Cockshy (n.) A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks..
Refutation :: Refutation (n.) The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin..
Tossing :: Tossing (n.) The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.
Outthrow :: Outthrow (v. t.) To excel in throwing, as in ball playing..
Robinet :: Robinet (n.) A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.
Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion..
Overthrowing :: Overthrowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overthro.
Skittles :: Skittles (v. t.) An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins..
Cannonade :: Cannonade (n.) The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance..
Drakestone :: Drakestone (n.) A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes..
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