To cast, fling, or hurl something The act or an instance of throwing The distance to which something is or can be thrown A roll or cast of dice. Toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion. To propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist.
He was accused of accepting a bribe to throw a game They suspected the team of throwing games for money. Throwing (countable and uncountable, plural throwings) the act by which something is thrown Quotations the process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel They had a competition to see who could throw the furthest Throw something who threw that rock
She threw the ball up and caught it again He threw the ball into the bushes and the dog ran to fetch it Three grenades were thrown into the corridor. An act or instance of throwing With a perfect throw, the outfielder nailed the runner at the plate The distance to which something can be thrown
If you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall. There are six meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun throwing, two of which are labelled obsolete See βmeaning & useβ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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