Throw (thrō), n. [See Throe.]
Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dryden.
Throw, n. [AS. þrāh,
þrāg.] Time; while; space of time; moment;
trice. [Obs.] Shak.
I will with Thomas speak a little throw.
Chaucer.
Throw, v. t. [imp.
Threw (thr&udd;); p. p. Thrown
(thrōn); p. pr. & vb. n. Throwing.] [OE.
þrowen, þrawen, to throw, to twist, AS.
þrāwan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen,
G. drehen, OHG. drājan, L. terebra an auger,
gimlet, Gr. &?; to bore, to turn, &?; to pierce, &?; a hole. Cf.
Thread, Trite, Turn, v. t.]
1. To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling
motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to
toss, or to bowl.
2. To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a
distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to
throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a
fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.
3. To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors
may be thrown upon a rock.
4. (Mil.) To cause to take a strategic
position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the
river.
5. To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a
man throws his antagonist.
6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
Set less than thou throwest.
Shak.
7. To put on hastily; to spread
carelessly.
O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he
threw.
Pope.
8. To divest or strip one's self of; to put
off.
There the snake throws her enameled
skin.
Shak.
9. (Pottery) To form or shape roughly on a
throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
10. To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to
vent.
I have thrown
A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth.
Shak.
11. To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear;
-- said especially of rabbits.
12. To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, 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. Tomlinson.
To throw away. (a) To lose by
neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to bestow without a compensation; as,
to throw away time; to throw away money.
(b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or
a good offer. -- To throw back. (a)
To retort; to cast back, as a reply. (b) To
reject; to refuse. (c) To reflect, as light.
-- To throw by, to lay aside; to discard; to neglect
as useless; as, to throw by a garment. -- To throw
down, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to throw
down a fence or wall. -- To throw in.
(a) To inject, as a fluid. (b)
To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as, to throw
in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to throw in an
occasional comment. (c) To add without enumeration
or valuation, as something extra to clinch a bargain. -- To
throw off. (a) To expel; to free one's self
from; as, to throw off a disease. (b) To
reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to throw off all sense of shame;
to throw off a dependent. (c) To make a
start in a hunt or race. [Eng.] -- To throw on,
to cast on; to load. -- To throw one's self
down, to lie down neglectively or suddenly. --
To throw one's self on or upon.
(a) To fall upon. (b) To
resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to
repose upon. -- To throw out. (a)
To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. "The other two, whom
they had thrown out, they were content should enjoy their exile."
Swift. "The bill was thrown out." Swift.
(b) To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, to
throw out insinuation or observation. "She throws out
thrilling shrieks." Spenser. (c) To distance; to
leave behind. Addison. (d) To cause to
project; as, to throw out a pier or an abutment.
(e) To give forth; to emit; as, an electric lamp
throws out a brilliant light. (f) To put
out; to confuse; as, a sudden question often throws out an
orator. -- To throw over, to abandon the cause
of; to desert; to discard; as, to throw over a friend in
difficulties. -- To throw up. (a)
To resign; to give up; to demit; as, to throw up a
commission. "Experienced gamesters throw up their cards when
they know that the game is in the enemy's hand." Addison.
(b) To reject from the stomach; to vomit.
(c) To construct hastily; as, to throw up a
breastwork of earth.
Throw (?), v. i. To perform the act of
throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.
To throw about, to cast about; to try
expedients. [R.]
Throw, n. 1. The act of
hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a
cast.
He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw,
He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe.
Addison.
2. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.]
Nor shield defend the thunder of his
throws.
Spenser.
3. The distance which a missile is, or may be,
thrown; as, a stone's throw.
4. A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall
when cast; as, a good throw.
5. An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.]
Your youth admires
The throws and swellings of a Roman soul.
Addison.
6. (Mach.) The extreme movement given to a
sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the
like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also,
frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an
eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to
half the stroke of the piston.
7. (Pottery) A potter's wheel or table; a
jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
8. A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov.
Eng.]
9. (Mining) The amount of vertical
displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is
designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.
Throw, v. i. --
To throw
back, to revert to an ancestral type or character.
"A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to
their Darwinian ancestry." The Century.
Throw (thrō), n. [See Throe.]
Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dryden.
Throw, n. [AS. þrāh,
þrāg.] Time; while; space of time; moment;
trice. [Obs.] Shak.
I will with Thomas speak a little throw.
Chaucer.
Throw, v. t. [imp.
Threw (thr&udd;); p. p. Thrown
(thrōn); p. pr. & vb. n. Throwing.] [OE.
þrowen, þrawen, to throw, to twist, AS.
þrāwan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen,
G. drehen, OHG. drājan, L. terebra an auger,
gimlet, Gr. &?; to bore, to turn, &?; to pierce, &?; a hole. Cf.
Thread, Trite, Turn, v. t.]
1. To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling
motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to
toss, or to bowl.
2. To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a
distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to
throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a
fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.
3. To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors
may be thrown upon a rock.
4. (Mil.) To cause to take a strategic
position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the
river.
5. To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a
man throws his antagonist.
6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
Set less than thou throwest.
Shak.
7. To put on hastily; to spread
carelessly.
O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he
threw.
Pope.
8. To divest or strip one's self of; to put
off.
There the snake throws her enameled
skin.
Shak.
9. (Pottery) To form or shape roughly on a
throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
10. To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to
vent.
I have thrown
A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth.
Shak.
11. To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear;
-- said especially of rabbits.
12. To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, 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. Tomlinson.
To throw away. (a) To lose by
neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to bestow without a compensation; as,
to throw away time; to throw away money.
(b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or
a good offer. -- To throw back. (a)
To retort; to cast back, as a reply. (b) To
reject; to refuse. (c) To reflect, as light.
-- To throw by, to lay aside; to discard; to neglect
as useless; as, to throw by a garment. -- To throw
down, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to throw
down a fence or wall. -- To throw in.
(a) To inject, as a fluid. (b)
To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as, to throw
in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to throw in an
occasional comment. (c) To add without enumeration
or valuation, as something extra to clinch a bargain. -- To
throw off. (a) To expel; to free one's self
from; as, to throw off a disease. (b) To
reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to throw off all sense of shame;
to throw off a dependent. (c) To make a
start in a hunt or race. [Eng.] -- To throw on,
to cast on; to load. -- To throw one's self
down, to lie down neglectively or suddenly. --
To throw one's self on or upon.
(a) To fall upon. (b) To
resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to
repose upon. -- To throw out. (a)
To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. "The other two, whom
they had thrown out, they were content should enjoy their exile."
Swift. "The bill was thrown out." Swift.
(b) To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, to
throw out insinuation or observation. "She throws out
thrilling shrieks." Spenser. (c) To distance; to
leave behind. Addison. (d) To cause to
project; as, to throw out a pier or an abutment.
(e) To give forth; to emit; as, an electric lamp
throws out a brilliant light. (f) To put
out; to confuse; as, a sudden question often throws out an
orator. -- To throw over, to abandon the cause
of; to desert; to discard; as, to throw over a friend in
difficulties. -- To throw up. (a)
To resign; to give up; to demit; as, to throw up a
commission. "Experienced gamesters throw up their cards when
they know that the game is in the enemy's hand." Addison.
(b) To reject from the stomach; to vomit.
(c) To construct hastily; as, to throw up a
breastwork of earth.
Throw (?), v. i. To perform the act of
throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.
To throw about, to cast about; to try
expedients. [R.]
Throw, n. 1. The act of
hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a
cast.
He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw,
He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe.
Addison.
2. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.]
Nor shield defend the thunder of his
throws.
Spenser.
3. The distance which a missile is, or may be,
thrown; as, a stone's throw.
4. A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall
when cast; as, a good throw.
5. An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.]
Your youth admires
The throws and swellings of a Roman soul.
Addison.
6. (Mach.) The extreme movement given to a
sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the
like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also,
frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an
eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to
half the stroke of the piston.
7. (Pottery) A potter's wheel or table; a
jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
8. A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov.
Eng.]
9. (Mining) The amount of vertical
displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is
designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.
Throw, v. i. --
To throw
back, to revert to an ancestral type or character.
"A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to
their Darwinian ancestry." The Century.
