hive — meaning in English

English meaning

• jettison verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
• throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.

Senses

hive is used for these senses in English:

• jettison (countable) The action of jettisoning items.
• 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.

jettison — full definition

1. verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
2. verb To abandon or discard something no longer wanted or useful.
3. noun The act of throwing something overboard, or the items thrown out this way.

throw — full definition

1. verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
2. verb To put someone or something suddenly into a particular state or place.
3. verb To organize a party or event.
4. noun An act of throwing, or a light blanket used as decoration or extra warmth.

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