throw

A man throws a coconut on a beach in Ivory Coast (1)

Meanings

To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
To eject or cause to fall off.
To move to another position or condition; to displace.
To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
To intentionally lose a game.
To confuse or mislead.
To send desperately.
To imprison.
To organize an event, especially a party.
To roll (a die or dice).
To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
To discard.
To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
To project or send forth.
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
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.
To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
To install (a bridge).
To twist or turn.
Synonym of pass
(of a punch or boxing combination) to deliver
To give birth to.

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-. Cognate with Scots thraw, West Frisian triuwe, Dutch draaien, Low German draien, dreien, German drehen, Danish dreje, Swedish dreja, Albanian dredh, Bulgarian изтърва́вам.
From Middle English throwe, alteration of thrawe, from Old English þrāwu, akin to Old English þrēa, þrōwan. More at throe.
From Middle English, from Old English þrāh, þrāg. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽.

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