verb

throw

throh

verb

To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.

"He threw the ball to first base."

"She threw her keys onto the table."

To put someone or something suddenly into a particular state or place.

"The news threw the office into chaos."

To organize a party or event.

"They threw a huge party for her fortieth birthday."

noun

An act of throwing, or a light blanket used as decoration or extra warmth.

"That was a great throw from the outfield."

"She added a soft throw to the end of the sofa."

How to Use Throw

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo send something through the air with force, or (as a noun) that act, or a decorative blanket.

Common pairings

throw a party throw a ball throw a punch throw blanket

Word Forms

threw past tense, throwed past tense, thrown past tense, thrun past tense, throw plural, threw plural, throws plural, throws plural, throws singular, throw singular, threw singular, throwest singular, threwst singular, throweth singular

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Etymology

From Old English þrāwan, originally meaning "to twist" or "to turn" — it came to mean hurling an object only in Middle English.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

catch

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Rhymes for throw

row crow grow brow arrow narrow borrow marrow barrow sorrow burrow escrow

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