Invertext Online Technical Dictionary

throw

transitive verb  

tirar

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

Appears in the following subjects

Banking