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# throw

verb (throw, throws, threw, thrown, throwing); noun (a throw, throws)

«throw» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To send something through the air with your arm: "Throw the ball." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#m1)
2. To put something somewhere quickly or carelessly: "She threw her coat on the bed." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#m2)
3. To move your body suddenly: "He threw himself on the sofa." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#m3)
4. To confuse: "The question threw me." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#m4)
5. As a noun, an act of throwing, or a turn at throwing: "a good throw". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#m5)

### In the lessons

In sport and PE, throwing and catching are skills; in science, a thrown ball follows a curved path because of gravity. In everyday life: throw away rubbish; don't throw things at people or animals. Phrases: throw away, throw out, throw up (be sick), throw a party, throw a tantrum.

### Examples

- Throw the ball to me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x1)
- He threw the stone into the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x2)
- Throw your rubbish in the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x3)
- Don't throw sand at people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x4)
- She threw a party for her birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x5)
- I felt sick and threw up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x6)
- That was a great throw! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x7)
- The dice was thrown three times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x8)
- ‘Throw out the stones,’ said Maie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/#x9)

### Note

Past: "threw" (sounds like "through"); past participle "thrown" (sounds like "throne"). In maths, "throw a die" means roll it: each number is equally likely.

## In Jewish tradition

In sport and PE, throwing and catching are skills; in science, a thrown ball follows a curved path because of gravity. In everyday life: throw away rubbish; don't throw things at people or animals. Phrases: throw away, throw out, throw up (be sick), throw a party, throw a tantrum.

### Examples

- And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron: 'Take to you handfuls of soot of the furnace, and let Moses throw it heavenward in the sight of Pharaoh. (Torah EXO.9.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throw/#x1)
- And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strongholds; (Prophets MIC.5.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throw/#x2)
- Behold, the LORD will hurl thee up and down with a man's throw; yea, He will wind thee round and round; (Prophets ISA.22.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throw/#x3)
- And he said: 'Throw her down.' So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses; and she was trodden under foot. (Prophets 2KI.9.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throw/#x4)

### Note

Past: "threw" (sounds like "through"); past participle "thrown" (sounds like "throne"). In maths, "throw a die" means roll it: each number is equally likely.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «throw» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throw/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«throw» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/throw.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «throw» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throw/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«throw» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/throw.html) on Mova free.