Definition of throw

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Throw (v. t.) To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames..

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Upcast :: Upcast (a.) Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes..
Bound :: Bound (v. t.) To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor..
Tete-de-pont :: Tete-de-pont (n.) A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead..
Dashboard :: Dashboard (n.) A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard..
Stable :: Stable (v. i.) Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position..
Stag :: Staffman (n.) A workman employed in silk throwing.
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone..
Betumble :: Betumble (v. t.) To throw into disorder; to tumble.
Main :: Main (n.) The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard..
Stable :: Stable (v. i.) Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government..
Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward..
Jackstraw :: "Jackstraw (n.) One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin..
Stability :: Stability (a.) The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a structure; the stability of a throne or a constitution..
Sourt :: Spurt (v. t.) To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth..
Quoit :: Quoit (v. i.) To throw quoits; to play at quoits.
Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
Foam :: Foam (v.t.) To cause to foam; as,to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head..
Smite :: Smite (v. t.) To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
Stereoscope :: Stereopticon (n.) An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views..
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