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How to pronounce throw in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms flip, switch
Type of lock, operate, mesh, engage
Has types switch on, turn off, turn on, turn out, cut, switch off


throw the lever.
Type Words
Synonyms give
Type of communicate, intercommunicate
Type Words
Synonyms cam stroke, stroke
Type of movement, motion
Has types instroke, outstroke
Type Words
Synonyms give, have, hold, make
Type of direct


have, throw, or make a party.
Type Words
Synonyms bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate
Type of discomfit, untune, disconcert, discompose, upset
Type Words
Synonyms cast, contrive, project
Type of direct, send
Has types shoot
Type Words
Synonyms cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw away, throw off
Type of withdraw, take, take away, remove
Has types molt, autotomize, exuviate, autotomise, abscise, shed, slough, moult, exfoliate
Type Words
Synonyms bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle
Type of be
Has types beat, dumbfound, vex, flummox, disorientate, disorient, stupefy, stick, get, puzzle, pose, perplex, nonplus, mystify, demoralize, amaze, gravel, baffle, bewilder
Verb group disconcert, put off, flurry, confuse
Type Words
Synonyms thrust
Type of position, pose, place, lay, put, set
Has types pop
Type Words
Synonyms hurl
Type of verbalize, give tongue to, express, verbalise, utter


throw accusations at someone.
Type Words
Type of chance, opportunity


he couldn't afford $50 a throw.
Type Words
Type of bedclothes, bed clothing, bedding
Type Words
Type of play, gambling, gaming
Has types cast, flip, roll, toss


he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice.
Type Words
Type of bump, dislodge
Type Words
Type of work, forge, form, mold, mould, shape
Derivation thrower
Type Words
Type of move
Type Words
Type of impel, propel
Has types chuck, cast, bombard, drive, deliver, ground, heave, hurl, hurtle, defenestrate, jettison, juggle, lob, deep-six, pass, pelt, pitch, prostrate, ridge, shy, skim, skip, skitter, slam, throw overboard, toss, flap down, flick, fling, flip
Derivation thrower


throw a frisbee.
Type Words
Type of actuation, propulsion
Has types pitch, ringer, shy, pass, heaving, heave, flip, fling, delivery, throw-in, hurl, cast, bowling, leaner, toss, slinging


the catcher made a good throw to second base.
Type Words
Type of release, turn
Has types shoot
Type Words
Type of set, place, pose, lay, put, position


throw the car into reverse.

Examples of throw

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Hansbrough finished with 17 for ND, including 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
From the dailyherald.com
Gaston has a personal best shot put throw of 40-9 at an indoor meet last season.
From the stltoday.com
Not a bad deal and we can even throw in a second round pick to sweeten the deal.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Being a first baseman, we don't really get to throw the ball around much at all.
From the bostonherald.com
I'm tired of watching us just throw the ball around and take a contested jumper.
From the omaha.com
Notre Dame went 12 of 21 from the free-throw line during the opening 20 minutes.
From the usatoday.com
If children scuff the already smudged surface near the free-throw line, so what?
From the denverpost.com
If even one team does the unexpected, it could throw several picks out of whack.
From the stltoday.com
He made half of his shots from the field and all eight from the free-throw line.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
  • The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
  • A single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
  • Move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"
  • Shed: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
  • The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
  • In film terminology, throw is the distance of a movie projector from the screen. It is the distance the image is thrown onto the screen, and it has a large effect on screen size. ...
  • The Coral Sea is a book by Patti Smith, published in 1996.
  • (Throwing (knitting)) English knitting, also known as right-hand knitting or throwing, is a style of Western knitting where the yarn about to be knit into the fabric is carried in the right hand. This style is prevalent throughout the English-speaking world, though it is by no means universal.