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
- verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
- verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
- noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
- noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.
dash — full definition
- verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
- noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.