throw

Etymology 1
From, , from , from , from , from.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬. Displaced Middle English werpen.

Verb



 * 1)  To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one's hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
 * 2)  To eject or cause to fall off.
 * 3)  To move to another position or condition; to displace.
 * 4)  To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
 * 5)  To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
 * 6)  To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
 * 7)  To intentionally lose a game.
 * 8)  (of a game where one's role is throwing something) to perform in a specified way in (a match).
 * 9)  To confuse or mislead.
 * 10)  To send desperately.
 * 11)  To imprison.
 * 12)  To organize an event, especially a party.
 * 13)  To roll (a die or dice).
 * 14)  To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
 * 15)  To discard.
 * 16)  To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
 * 17)  To change (one's voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
 * 18)  To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
 * 19)  To project or send forth.
 * 20) To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
 * 21) 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.
 * 22)  To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
 * 23)  To install (a bridge).
 * 24) * 1860, Fredrika Bremer (trans. Mary Howitt), Life in the Old World, v. 1, p. 164.
 * across the rapid smaragdus-green waters, pouring onward into the country, are thrown three bridges ...
 * 1)  To twist or turn.
 * 2)  To deliver.
 * 3)  Of animals: to give birth to (young).
 * 1)  To imprison.
 * 2)  To organize an event, especially a party.
 * 3)  To roll (a die or dice).
 * 4)  To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
 * 5)  To discard.
 * 6)  To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
 * 7)  To change (one's voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
 * 8)  To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
 * 9)  To project or send forth.
 * 10) To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
 * 11) 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.
 * 12)  To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
 * 13)  To install (a bridge).
 * 14) * 1860, Fredrika Bremer (trans. Mary Howitt), Life in the Old World, v. 1, p. 164.
 * across the rapid smaragdus-green waters, pouring onward into the country, are thrown three bridges ...
 * 1)  To twist or turn.
 * 2)  To deliver.
 * 3)  Of animals: to give birth to (young).
 * 1)  To project or send forth.
 * 2) To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
 * 3) 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.
 * 4)  To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
 * 5)  To install (a bridge).
 * 6) * 1860, Fredrika Bremer (trans. Mary Howitt), Life in the Old World, v. 1, p. 164.
 * across the rapid smaragdus-green waters, pouring onward into the country, are thrown three bridges ...
 * 1)  To twist or turn.
 * 2)  To deliver.
 * 3)  Of animals: to give birth to (young).
 * 1)  To install (a bridge).
 * 2) * 1860, Fredrika Bremer (trans. Mary Howitt), Life in the Old World, v. 1, p. 164.
 * across the rapid smaragdus-green waters, pouring onward into the country, are thrown three bridges ...
 * 1)  To twist or turn.
 * 2)  To deliver.
 * 3)  Of animals: to give birth to (young).
 * 1)  To deliver.
 * 2)  Of animals: to give birth to (young).
 * 1)  Of animals: to give birth to (young).
 * 1)  Of animals: to give birth to (young).

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:throw

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: رَمَى,, , قَذَفَ
 * Egyptian Arabic: رمى
 * Hijazi Arabic: رمى
 * North Levantine Arabic: زت
 * Armenian: ,
 * Aromanian: aruc
 * Assamese: দলিওৱা
 * Asturian: llanzar, tirar
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Basque:
 * Belarusian: кіда́ць, кі́нуць
 * Breton:, teulel
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Cebuano: labay
 * Chechen: кхосса
 * Cheyenne: -a'ha
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Cornish: teulel, towlel, towla
 * Czech: ,
 * Dalmatian: truar
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: ĵeti
 * Estonian: ,
 * Even: нода-
 * Evenki: нода-
 * Faroese: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * , viskaista,, paiskaista
 * French: ,
 * Friulian: slançâ
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: გადაგდება
 * German: ,
 * Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βάλλω, ῥίπτω
 * Hebrew:, העיף
 * Higaonon: lambug
 * Hiligaynon: pilak
 * Hindi: फेंकना
 * Hittite: 𒁉𒌍𒅆𒄑𒍣
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian:
 * Ingrian: visata, heittää
 * Ingush: кхосса
 * Irish: caith
 * Old Irish: fo·ceird
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Japanese:, 投じる
 * Javanese: sawat
 * Kazakh: лақтыру,
 * Khmer: ,
 * Khmu: ຫວັດ
 * Korean:
 * Kumyk: атмакъ, ташламакъ
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: ھاوێشتن, فڕێدان
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Lao: ຂວ້າງ, ຖິ້ມ
 * Latgalian: svīst, svaideit
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian:, sviest
 * Lithuanian:, sviesti
 * Lombard: buttà
 * Luxembourgish: geheien
 * Macedonian: фрла
 * Maguindanao: itug
 * Maltese: tefa'
 * Manchu: ᡶᠠᡥᠠᠮᠪᡳ
 * Maori: hōreke, maka
 * Maranao: itog, lambeg
 * Marathi: फेकणे
 * Middle English: werpen
 * Mongolian: ,
 * Neapolitan: iettà
 * Norman: souîndgi, fliantchi, j'ter, lanchi, pitchi
 * Norwegian:, hive
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: weorpan
 * Old Javanese: sawat
 * Oromo: darbachuu
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Quechua: chanqay, chuqay, chamqay, wikch'uy
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: bittar, lantschar
 * Russian:, , , , , , ,
 * Samoan: lafo
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: tilg
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: бацити, бацати, вргнути, врћи
 * Roman:, , , vrći
 * Sicilian:
 * Silesian: ciepać, ciepnónć
 * Sinhalese: ගසනවා
 * Slovak: hodiť, vrhnúť
 * Slovene:
 * Somali: tuurid
 * Southern Thai: ลิว
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Sundanese:
 * Swahili: kutupa
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: itapon, ihagis
 * Tajik:
 * Tetum: soe
 * Thai:, ,
 * Tocharian B: kärsk-
 * Turkish: ,
 * Turkmen:
 * Tày: bẳn, chô̱m, pô̱m, vít, tọt, bén, thíu, cẳng
 * Ukrainian: ,
 * Urdu: پھینکنا
 * Uzbek:
 * Venetian: lansar
 * Vietnamese:, ,
 * Volapük:
 * Waray-Waray: labog, pilak
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: וואַרפֿן
 * Zazaki: esten, erzen
 * Zealandic: smiete, goôie
 * Zealandic: smiete, goôie


 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: heittää (pois), ;
 * viskaista
 * Galician:
 * Hebrew:, העיף
 * Japanese:, 投じる
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: ھاوێشتن
 * Middle English: werpen
 * Norwegian:
 * Pali: pāteti
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: tilg
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Zazaki: tılo kerden
 * Zazaki: tılo kerden


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ; ;
 * French: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,


 * Danish: dreje
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:


 * Bulgarian: губя умишлено
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: hävitä tahallaan
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Zazaki: roten


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: heittää (vankilaan)


 * Finnish:
 * Portuguese:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: ,


 * Finnish: saada kohtaus


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:, vetäistä


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: ;


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Esperanto:
 * German:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu:

Noun

 * 1) The flight of a thrown object.
 * 2) The act of throwing something.
 * 3) One's ability to throw.
 * 4) A distance travelled; displacement.
 * 5) A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
 * 6) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
 * 7)  The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
 * 1) A distance travelled; displacement.
 * 2) A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
 * 3) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
 * 4)  The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
 * 1) A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
 * 2) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
 * 3)  The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
 * 1) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
 * 2)  The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
 * 1)  The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Cornish: towl
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: ĵeto
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Japanese: 投げ
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: wyrp
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Zazaki: eştış


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * French: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βόλος
 * Latin:


 * Bulgarian: хвърлей
 * Dutch:
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: wyrp
 * Russian:


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Middle English: carpette
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: överkast


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:

Etymology 2
From, from ,. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A moment, time, occasion.
 * 2)  A period of time; a while.

Etymology 3
See.