transitive verb
Definition 1
Release (ball, object) after imparting motion, propel through space; fling or hurl or cast.
Source: Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones [is a saying meaning] "Those who are vulnerable should not attack others."
Source: Invertext, from phrases.org.uk
Definition 2
Dispose of, drop (thing or, figuratively, person)
Source: Invertext, from Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: Their differences, particularly over the public option, which Mr Obama hinted strongly he would be prepared to throw overboard in the interests of getting a deal, remain acute.
Source: Financial Times 10/09/2009 (Edward Luce in Washington)
Definition 3
In architecture, extend (arch, structure, etc.) between two supports.
Source: Invertext
Context: Next they threw arches across the nave, supporting them on substantial cruciform piers.
Source: Lombardic Architecture: Origins, Development and Derivatives, G.T. Rivoira, translated by G. M. Rushforth; William Heinemann, London 1910
Definition 4
Of horse or other beast of burden, bring (rider) to the ground.
Source: Oxford Concise Dictionary
Context: While waiting in the starting gate for his very first race, he (Go-Man-Go) threw his jockey, broke down the gate, and ran alone around the track.
Source: en.wikipedia.org