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gooien — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
  • pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
  • shy adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
  • throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.

Senses

gooien is used for these senses in English:

  • cast To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
  • dash (transitive) To throw violently.
  • launch (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • pitch (transitive, or, intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
  • shy (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
  • throw To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

cast — full definition

  1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
  4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
  5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

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