throw

1. 1.

   the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)

   “the catcher made a good throw to second base”

   Broaderpropulsion

   Narrowerbowlingflingheavehurlleanerpasspitchringershyslinging
2. 2.

   a single chance or instance

   “he couldn't afford $50 a throw”

   Broaderopportunity

   colloquialism

3. 3.

   the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

   Synonymsstrokecam stroke

   Broadermovement

   Narrowerinstrokeoutstroke
4. 4.

   bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something

   Broaderbedclothes
5. 5.

   casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly

   “he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice”

   Broadergambling

   Narrowercastflip

Other forms of throw

plural

throws·

past tense or participle

threw

past tense or participle

thrown

present participle

throwing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about throw

What does throw mean?

throw means "propel through the air". That is the primary sense; the word has 20 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in throw?

throw has 1 syllable: throw. In IPA it is /ˈθɹoʊ/.

What is another word for throw?

Close synonyms include shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is throw a common word?

throw is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with throw?

1 word rhymes with throw. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.