投げる — meaning in English

English meaning

• cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
• fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
• throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.

Senses

投げる is used for these senses in English:

• cast To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
• fling (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
• throw (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

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.

fling — full definition

1. verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
2. noun A brief, casual romantic or sexual relationship.
3. noun A short period of enthusiastic, unrestrained enjoyment.

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