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• throw into the discard — (US) To throw on the scrap heap • • • Main Entry: ↑discard …   Useful english dictionary

• throw in one's hand — phrasal 1. : to signify withdrawal from the current hand of a card game by putting one s cards into the discard 2. : to give up the struggle or contest : surrender * * * throw in one s hand 1. To give up a venture or plan 2. To concede defeat • • …   Useful english dictionary

• throw — [thrō] vt. threw, thrown, throwing [ME throwen, to twist, wring, hurl < OE thrawan, to throw, twist, akin to Ger drehen, to twist, turn < IE base * ter , to rub, rub with turning motion, bore > THRASH, THREAD, Gr teirein, L terere, to… …   English World dictionary

• throw — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a particular direction. 2 force violently into a specified position or state (the ship was thrown on the rocks; threw themselves down). 3 compel suddenly …   Useful english dictionary

• throw — [c]/θroʊ / (say throh) verb (threw, thrown, throwing) –verb (t) 1. to project or propel forcibly through the air by a sudden jerk or straightening of the arm; propel or cast in any way. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 3. to… …  

• throw — /throh/, v., threw, thrown, throwing, n. v.t. 1. to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun… …   Universalium

• throw — verb (past threw; past participle thrown) 1》 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand.     ↘send (one s opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc.     ↘(of a horse) unseat (its rider).     ↘Cricket bowl (the …   English new terms dictionary

• throw — [[t]θroʊ[/t]] v. threw, thrown, throw•ing, n. 1) to propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion: to throw a ball[/ex] 2) to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does 3) to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.) 4) to project (the voice) 5)… …   From formal English to slang

• The Wack Pack — Articleissues notability = July 2008 article = y citations missing = February 2007 weasel = January 2007 fansite = April 2008 OR = April 2008 cleanup = October 2007The Wack Pack is the name given to a wide assortment of regular guests of The… …   Wikipedia

• throw — Synonyms and related words: abandon, addle, agitate, amaze, apply, assume, baffle, bake, bamboozle, be confined, be sick, bear, bear a child, bear young, beat, bend, bewilder, blow, blow down, blow over, boggle, bounce, bowl, bowl down, bowl over …   Moby Thesaurus

• discard — vb Discard, cast, shed, molt, slough, scrap, junk mean to get rid of as of no further use, value, or service. Discard literally denotes the getting rid of a card from one s hand in a card game, usually because they are worthless or can be… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms