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Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk throw 7718 6965223 2009-07-10T22:36:55Z AutoFormat 32732 sorted/rebalanced translations {{wikipedia|dab=throw}} ==English== ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/θɹəʊ/}} * {{a|US}} {{IPA|/θɻoʊ/}} * {{audio|en-us-throw.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|əʊ}} * '''Homophones''': [[throe]] ===Etymology 1=== From {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|þrawan|þrāwan|to twist, to turn|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|þrǣ-|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|ter-|to rub, to rub by twisting, to twist, to turn|lang=en}}. Cognate with Dutch {{term|draaien|lang=nl}}, German {{term|drehen|lang=de}}. ====Verb==== {{en-verb|throws|throwing|threw|thrown}} # {{transitive}} To cause an [[object]] to move [[rapidly]] through the [[air]]. # {{transitive}} To [[eject]] or cause to fall off. #: '''''throw''' a shoe'' #: '''''throw''' a rod'' #: ''the horse '''threw''' its rider'' # {{transitive}} To move to another [[position]]; to [[displace]]. #: '''''throw''' the switch'' # {{context|ceramics}} To make (a [[pot]]) by shaping [[clay]] as it turns on a [[wheel]]. # {{context|transitive|cricket}} Of a [[bowler]], to [[deliver]] (the ball) [[illegally]] by [[straighten]]ing the [[bowling]] arm during delivery. # {{context|transitive|computing}} To send (an [[error]]) to an [[exception]]-handling mechanism in order to [[interrupt]] normal [[processing]]. #: ''If the file is readonly, the method '''throws''' an invalid operation exception.''  # {{sports}} to intentionally [[lose]] a game #: ''The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to '''throw''' the match. # {{transitive|informal}} To [[confuse]] or [[mislead]]. #: ''The deliberate red herring '''threw''' me at first.'' =====Synonyms===== * {{italbrac-colon|cause an object to move rapidly through the air}} [[bowl]], [[bung]], [[buzz]], [[cast]], [[catapult]], [[chuck]], [[dash]], [[direct]], [[fire]], [[fling]], [[flip]], [[heave]], [[hurl]], [[launch]], [[lob]], [[pitch]], [[project]], [[propel]], [[send]], [[shoot]], [[shy]], [[sling]], [[toss]], [[whang]] * {{italbrac-colon|eject or cause to fall off}} [[eject]], throw off * {{italbrac-colon|move to another position}} [[displace]], [[relocate]] * See also [[Wikisaurus:throw]] =====Derived terms===== * [[a stone's throw]] * [[overthrow]] * [[throw a fit]] * [[throw away]], [[throw-away]] * [[throw a wobbly]] * [[throwback]] * [[throw down the gauntlet]] * [[throw in the sponge]], [[throw in the towel]] * [[throwing]] * [[throw shapes]] * [[throw the book at]] * [[throw up]] * [[throw one's weight around]] =====Translations===== {{trans-top|To cause an object to move rapidly through the air}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|صب|tr=Sábba|sc=Arab}}, {{t|ar|رمى|tr=rámmaa|sc=Arab}}, {{t|ar|اندفع|tr=indafa`a|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|նետել|tr=netel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Bosnian: {{t|bs|baciti}} * Chinese: {{zh-tsp|拋|抛|pāo}}, {{t-|cmn|投|tr=tóu|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{zh-tsp|鑄|铸|zhù}}, {{t-|cmn|扔|tr=rēng|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|vrhnout}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|werpen}}, {{t+|nl|gooien}}, {{t+|nl|smijten}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|heittää}}, {{t-|fi|viskata}}, {{t+|fi|nakata}}; *: (''repeatedly, continuously and/or indifferently'') [[heitellä]], [[viskoa]], [[viskellä]], [[nakella]], [[paiskoa]] *: (''suddenly and/or forcefully'') [[viskaista]], [[paiskata]], [[paiskaista]] * French: {{t+|fr|jeter}}, {{t+|fr|lancer}} * German: {{t+|de|werfen}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: {{t-|he|זרק|tr=zarák|sc=Hebr}}, {{he-translation|העיף|tr=hi'íf|sc=Hebr}} * Italian: {{t+|it|gettare}}, {{t+|it|lanciare}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|投げる|tr=nageru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|投じる|tr=tōjiru|sc=Jpan}} * [[Jèrriais]]: [[souîndgi]] * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[هاوێشتن]]}}, {{ku-Arab|[[فڕێدان]]}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|lançar}}, {{t+|pt|atirar}} * Russian: [[бросать]] (brosát’) {{impf}}, [[бросить]] (brósit’) {{pf}}, [[кидать]] (kidát’) {{impf}}, [[кинуть]] (kínut’) {{pf}}, [[метать]] (metát’) {{impf}}, [[метнуть]] (metnút’) {{pf}}, [[швырять]] (švyrját’) {{impf}}, [[швырнуть]] (švyrnút’) {{pf}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|tilg|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|vreči}} * Swahili: {{t-|sw|kutupa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kasta}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|To eject or cause to fall off}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|նետել|tr=netel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{t|hy|գցել|tr=gc'el|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Dutch: {{t-|nl|afwerpen}} * Finnish: [[heittää]] ([[maa|maahan]]), [[viskata]] ([[maa|maahan]]), [[nakata]] ([[maa|maahan]]), [[paiskata]] ([[maa|maahan]]); *: (''repeatedly, continuously and/or indifferently'') [[heitellä]]/[[viskoa]]/[[viskellä]]/[[nakella]]/[[paiskoa]] ([[maa|maahan]]) *: (''suddenly and/or forcefully'') [[viskaista]] {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: {{t-|he|זרק|tr=zarák|sc=Hebr}}, {{he-translation|העיף|tr=hi'íf|sc=Hebr}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|投げる|tr=nageru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|投じる|tr=tōjiru|sc=Jpan}} * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[هاوێشتن]]}} * Russian: [[сбрасывать]] (sbrásyvat’) {{impf}}, [[сбросить]] (sbrósit’) {{pf}}, [[скидывать]] (skídyvat’) {{impf}}, [[скинуть]] (skínut’) {{pf}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|tilg|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|move to another position}} * Dutch: [[omgooien]] * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kääntää}} {{trans-mid}} * French: {{t+|fr|déplacer}}, {{t+|fr|bouger}} * Russian: [[переключать]] (pereključát') {{impf}}, [[переключить]] (pereključít') {{pf}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel}} * Dutch: [[kleien]] * Finnish: {{t-|fi|dreijata}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: [[лепить]] (lepít') {{impf}}, [[слепить]] (slepít') {{pf}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|in cricket, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|computing: send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|sports: to intentionally lose a game}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|手を抜く|tr=te wo nuku|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top}} * {{ttbc|Esperanto}}: [[ĵeti]] * {{ttbc|German}}: [[werfen]] * {{ttbc|Hungarian}}: [[dobni]] * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[lempar|melempar]], [[lontar|melontarkan]] * {{ttbc|Korean}}: [[던지다]] (deonjida) * {{ttbc|Kurdish}}: [[avêtin]] {{trans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Latin}}: [[iacere]] * {{ttbc|Portuguese}}: [[atirar]] * {{ttbc|Scottish Gaelic}}: [[tilg]] * {{ttbc|Spanish}}: [[arrojar]], [[lanzar]] * {{ttbc|Telugu}}: [[విసురు]] (visuru) {{trans-bottom}} ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # The [[flight]] of a thrown object; as, a fast throw. # A [[distance]] [[travel]]led; [[displace]]ment; as, the throw of the piston. # A piece of [[fabric]] used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing. # A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance. #: ''Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a '''throw'''.'' =====Translations===== {{trans-top|flight of a thrown object}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|worp|m}}, {{t-|nl|gooi|m}} * Esperanto: [[ĵeto]] * Finnish: {{t-|fi|heitto}} * French: {{t+|fr|jet|m}}, {{t+|fr|lancement|m}} * Hebrew: {{he-translation|זריקה|zriká}} {{f}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|投げ|tr=nage|sc=Jpan}} * Russian: [[бросок]] (brosók) {{m}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|met|m}} * Spanish: {{t-|es|lanzamiento|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kast|n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a distance travelled}} * Dutch: [[verplaatsing]] {{f}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: [[бросок]] (brosók) {{m}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing}} * Finnish: [[peite]], [[päällinen]], [[peitto]] * Russian: {{t+|ru|покрывало|n|tr=pokryválo|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-mid}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|överkast|n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kappale}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} ====Derived terms==== * [[throw pillow]] * [[throw-up]] ====References==== * Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" ''Studio Potter'' Vol. 11, Number 1.[http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0001] ===Etymology 2=== {{etyl|enm}} ''throwe'', alteration of ''thrawe'' from {{etyl|ang}} {{term|þrawu|þrāwu|labor pang, agony in childbirth or death|lang=ang}}, akin to Old English {{term|þrea|þrēa|affliction, pang|lang= ang}}, {{term|þrowan|þrōwan|to suffer|lang= ang}}. More at [[throe]] ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; [[throe]] # {{context|veterinary}} The act of giving birth in animals, especially in [[cow]]s. ===Etymology 3=== {{etyl|enm}}, from {{etyl|ang}} {{term|þrah|þrāh||lang=ang}}, {{term|þrag|þrāg|space of time, period, while|lang=ang}} ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # A [[moment]], [[time]], [[occasion]]. # A period of time; a [[while]]. #: ''I will with Thomas speak a little '''throw'''. --Chaucer.'' 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