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Added 9 October 2026

throw

/θɹəʊ/ noun

In Latin: iactō, iaciō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about throw at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).
the catcher made a good throw to second base
A single chance or instance.
he couldn't afford $50 a throw
The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.

verb

Propel through the air.
throw a frisbee
Move violently, energetically, or carelessly.
She threw herself forwards
Get rid of.
he shed his image as a pushy boss

Origin

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”). Cognate with Scots thraw (“to twist, turn, throw”), West Frisian triuwe (“to push”), Dutch draaien (“to turn”), Low German draien, dreien (“to turn (in a lathe)”), German drehen (“to turn”). Displaced warp as the word for hurling and was displaced by warp as the word for twisting.

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