Definition of throwing

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

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Ejaculation :: Ejaculation (n.) The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.
Toss :: Toss (n.) A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk.
Throw :: Throw (v. i.) To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice..
Syringed :: Syringe (n.) A kind of small hand-pump for throwing a stream of liquid, or for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small cylindrical barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic material, with or without valves, and with a nozzle which is sometimes at the end of a flexible tube; -- used for injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc..
Turn :: Turn (n.) A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a hanging; -- so called from the practice of causing the criminal to stand on a ladder which was turned over, so throwing him off, when the signal was given..
Elimination :: Elimination (n.) The act of expelling or throwing of.
Bombard :: Bombard (n.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.
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..
Skittles :: Skittles (v. t.) An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins..
Ball :: Ball (n.) A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc..
Broadcast :: Broadcast (n.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing..
Pitching :: Pitching (n.) The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball..
Espringal :: Espringal (n.) An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal..
Gardyloo :: Gardyloo (n.) An old cry in throwing water, slops, etc., from the windows in Edingburgh..
Enclitically :: Enclitically (adv.) In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.
Trajection :: Trajection (n.) The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission..
Weaving :: Weaving (n.) An incessant motion of a horse's head, neck, and body, from side to side, fancied to resemble the motion of a hand weaver in throwing the shuttle..
Hurl :: Hurl (n.) The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling.
Collation :: Collation (v. t.) The right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of the same degree of kindred..
Catapult :: Catapult (n.) A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc..
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