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be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

cause to be confused emotionally

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

utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"

to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"

the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"

the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"

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

the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here"

a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"

throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"

place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

project through the air; "throw a frisbee"

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"

cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider"

make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"

organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

cause to be confused emotionally

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

utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"

to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"

the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"

the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"

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

the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here"

(informal) a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"

place with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"

A stroke; a blow.

Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.

To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.

To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.

To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.

To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.

To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.

To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.

To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.

To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.

The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.

The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.

A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.

An effort; a violent sally.

The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.

A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).

A turner's lathe; a throwe.

To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; - distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.

To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; - said especially of rabbits.

The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; - according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.

A stroke; a blow.

Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.

To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.

To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.

To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.

To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.

To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.

To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.

To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.

To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.

The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.

The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.

A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.

An effort; a violent sally.

The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.

A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).

A turner's lathe; a throwe.

To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; - distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.

To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; - said especially of rabbits.

The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; - according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.

To fling or hurl; cast to a distance; cast in any manner, as a ball or dice; to unseat or upset; to lay flat, as in wrestling; put onm hastily, as clothing; to spin, as filaments of silk, into thread.

To cast an object to a distance by force; fling.

The act of flinging or hurling; a cast of dice; a venture; the distance an object can be hurled; as, within a stone's throw; stroke, as of a slide valve; a piece of drapery for the back of a chair, etc.

Threw.

Thrown.

Throwing.

To hurl: to fling: to wind or twist together, as yarn: to form on a wheel, as pottery: to venture at dice: to put off: to put on or spread carelessly: to cast down in wrestling.

To cast or hurl: to cast dice:-pa.t. threw; pa.p. thrown.

The act of throwing: a cast, esp. of dice: the distance to which anything may be thrown: a violent effort.

THROWER.

THROWER.

To fling, hurl, or cast forth; overturn; prostrate.

To send an object through the air by force.

An act of throwing; a fling.

The distance a missile is thrown.

A cast; fling.

To hurl; fling; cast; project; cast down; twist; turn.

Act of throwing; a cast of dice; venture or hazard; a stroke; the distance to which a missile may be thrown.

To fling or cast In any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to wind; to venture at dice; to shed or put oft; to put on; to prostrate in wrestling; to drive by violence or dash. To throw away, to lose by neglect or folly; to waste; to reject. To throw by, to lay aside. To throw down, to overthrow. To throw in, to inject; to put in. To throw off, to expel; to discard. To throw on, to cast on. To throw out, to cast out; to reject; to utter. To throw up, to resign. To throw one's self on, to resign one's self to the clemency of another. To throw silk, to twist singles into a cord.

To perform the act of throwing: to cast dice.

To send to a distance by flinging or casting, as from the hand; to whirl; in the silk manufacture, to unite and twist by whirling; to toss; to cast; to put or place carelessly; to overturn or prostrate, as in wrestling; to perform the act of hurling or casting.

The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propeling, as from the hand or flinging; a driving or propelling, as from the hand or from an engine; a cast, as of dice; the distance to which a thing is or may be thrown, as a stone's-throw; a stroke.

n. Act of hurling or flinging ; a driving or propelling from the hand or from an engine;-a cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast;-the distance which a missile is or may be thrown.