🏈throw

verb
/θroʊ/

Meaning

to propel something with force through the air by a movement of the arm
to send something through the air with force using your hand

Example Sentences

He threw the ball to his friend.

He can throw the ball very far.

Example Expressions

throw in the towel

Synonyms

toss, fling, hurl, chuck, cast
Entry 1
toss, fling, hurl, chuck
Entry 2
hurl, toss, cast, fling

Antonyms

catch, hold, receive
Entry 1
catch, hold
Entry 2
catch, receive

Collocations

throw the ball, throw away, throw a party, throw ball, throw party, throw tantrum
Entry 1
throw the ball, throw away, throw a party
Entry 2
throw ball, throw away, throw party, throw tantrum

More Example Sentences

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water while laughing at their hungry quacks.

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer while her mother sits on a nearby bench and watches

A man cleans out his garage after many years of neglect and finds boxes of old toys, tools, and forgotten clothes stacked from floor to ceiling against the back wall so he sorts everything into three piles: keep, donate, and throw away

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer while her mother sits on a nearby bench and watches and other children join in, bringing their own snacks to share

A man cleans out his garage after many years of neglect and finds boxes of old toys, tools, and forgotten clothes stacked from floor to ceiling against the back wall so he sorts everything into three piles: keep, donate, and throw away and spends the entire Saturday working through the mess

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer while her mother sits on a nearby bench and watches and other children join in, bringing their own snacks to share and the ducks quack loudly, fighting over the biggest pieces

A man cleans out his garage after many years of neglect and finds boxes of old toys, tools, and forgotten clothes stacked from floor to ceiling against the back wall so he sorts everything into three piles: keep, donate, and throw away and spends the entire Saturday working through the mess discovering old photographs and childhood memories along the way

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer while her mother sits on a nearby bench and watches and other children join in, bringing their own snacks to share and the ducks quack loudly, fighting over the biggest pieces creating a funny scene that makes everyone smile

A man cleans out his garage after many years of neglect and finds boxes of old toys, tools, and forgotten clothes stacked from floor to ceiling against the back wall so he sorts everything into three piles: keep, donate, and throw away and spends the entire Saturday working through the mess discovering old photographs and childhood memories along the way that bring a smile to his face despite the hard work

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer while her mother sits on a nearby bench and watches and other children join in, bringing their own snacks to share and the ducks quack loudly, fighting over the biggest pieces creating a funny scene that makes everyone smile and the little girl asks if they can come back tomorrow to do it again.

Related Vocabularies

to stay in the same place or condition
to make an emotional or earnest request; to state in court
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