Throw
/θɹəʊ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Throw
verb
noun
- The flight of a thrown object.
"What a great throw by the quarterback!"
- The act of throwing something.
"The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice."
- One's ability to throw.
"He's always had a pretty decent throw."
- A distance travelled; displacement.
"the throw of the piston"
- A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
verb
- To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
"throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"
- To eject or cause to fall off.
- To move to another position or condition; to displace.
"throw the switch"
- To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
- (of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
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