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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
(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
(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.
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