The Root: Watch Spike Lee’s Mo’ne Davis Documentary, I Throw Like a Girl
Let's see how far you can throw. You throw like a wimp. She threw her coat on the bed. Don't throw your trash on the ground. Throw it in the trash can. He threw (down) the newspaper on the table in disgust. Throwing all his inhibitions aside/overboard, he took off his clothes and went skinny-dipping. The wrestler threw his opponent to the mat.
throw, cast, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm.
THROW definition: 1. to send something through the air with force, especially by a sudden movement of the arm: 2. to…. Learn more.
To indicate or express utter hopelessness: He threw up his hands and abandoned the argument. [Middle English throwen, to turn, twist, hurl, from Old English thrāwan; see terə- in Indo-European roots.] throw′er n.
to throw somebody/ something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:
To throw someone into a particular place or position means to force them roughly into that place or position. He threw me to the ground and started to kick. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] The device exploded, throwing Mr Taylor from his car. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
THROW definition: to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist. See examples of throw used in a sentence.