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throw sb together
[ usually passive ]
If two people are thrown together, they meet each other in a way that was not planned, or events cause them to meet unexpectedly
• We were thrown together by chance at a conference., throw sth out
[ M ] GET RID OF
1. see throw sth away/out , throw sth in
[ M ]
If a person or business selling goods throws something in, they provide it for free when you buy something else from them
• When I bought my new glasses, they threw in a free pair of prescription sunglasses., throw (sth) up
[ M ] informal
to vomit
• I spent the night throwing up.
• He threw up his breakfast all over the back seat of the car., throw sth out
[ M ] NOT ACCEPT
2. If people in authority throw out a plan, idea, case, etc. they refuse to accept or use it
• The case was thrown out by the courts due to lack of evidence., throw sth up
[ M ] IDEA
2. to produce new problems or ideas
• The meeting threw up some interesting ideas., throw sth/sb off
[ M ]
to escape from something or someone following you
• They threw the police off the scent by travelling on false passports., throw sth open
[ M ] OBJECT
1. to open something which was closed, usually suddenly and completely
• She drew back the curtains and threw open all the windows., throw yourself at sb
[ R ] informal disapproving
to make it very obvious to someone that you want a sexual relationship with them
• I don't know what it is about John, but women just seem to throw themselves at him., throw sth up
[ M ] JOB
1. UK informal If you throw up your job, you choose to leave it or stop doing it
• He's thrown up his job and gone off to Africa to work for a children's charity., throw your self into sth
to do something actively and enthusiastically
• She's thrown herself into this new job., throw sth away/out
[ M ]
to get rid of something that you do not want any more
• So when are you going to throw away those old magazines?, throw sth open
[ M ] EVENT
2. to allow people to enter or become involved in an event
• The competition has been thrown open to the public., throw sth away
[ M ]
to waste a skill or opportunity
• You've spent three years studying - don't throw it all away., throw sb out
[ M ]
to force someone to leave a college, school, house or organization
• She was thrown out of college for not attending lectures.
• They had a big row and she threw him out (= made him leave the house)., throw sth off
[ M ] ILLNESS
2. to stop suffering from a cold or other illness that is not serious
• I can't seem to throw off this cold., throw sth off
[ M ] CLOTHES
1. If you throw off your clothes, you take them off quickly and carelessly
• They threw off their clothes and jumped in the sea.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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throw
to make something such as a ball or stone move quickly through the air using your hand:
• I threw the ball back to him. • Protestors began throwing stones at the police. • I just threw the letter in the bin.
toss
( also chuck ) informal to throw something, especially in a careless way without using much effort:
• She tossed her coat onto the bed. • Can you chuck me the remote control?
hurl
to throw something with a lot of force:
• Someone hurled a brick through his window.
fling
to angrily throw something somewhere with a lot of force, or to carelessly throw something somewhere because you have very little time:
• He flung her keys into the river. • I flung a few things into a suitcase.
heave
to throw something heavy using a lot of effort:
• They heaved the log into the river.
lob
to throw something high into the air over someone or something:
• The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators.
to throw a ball in a sport
pass
to throw the ball to another member of your team:
• He passed the ball to Wilkinson, who kicked the ball over the goalposts.
pitch
to throw the ball to the batter in a game of baseball:
• Stoddard pitched for the Chicago White Sox.
bowl
to throw the ball towards the person who is batting in a game of cricket:
• Harmison bowled superbly and took 5 wickets.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb ADV. angrily | casually He threw the keys casually down on the table. | aside, away, back, down, out She threw her head back and laughed. VERB + THROW be ready to, be tempted to, want to | threaten to He threatened to throw her in the river if she screamed. | be going to PREP. at He threw a stone at the window. | in/into I just wanted to throw myself into his arms and cry. | to She threw the ball to him. | towards PHRASES throw sth open He threw the double doors open in a dramatic gesture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
toss:
Throw it on the bed.
Simple Definitions
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Phrase(s): throw someone
Fig. to confuse someone. • You threw me for a minute when you asked for my identification. I thought you recognized me. • The question the teacher asked was so hard that it threw me, and I became very nervous.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with THROW, Also see CAST (THROW) ONE'S LOT WITH; CAST (THROW) THE FIRST STONE; HAVE (THROW) A FIT; (THROW) IN ONE'S FACE; KNOCK (THROW) FOR A LOOP; POUR (THROW) COLD WATER ON; SHED (THROW) LIGHT ON; STONE'S THROW.
American Heritage Idioms