Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Throw \Throw\, v. i.

   {To throw back}, to revert to an ancestral type or character.
      ``A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back
      to their Darwinian ancestry.'' --The Century. Throwing
stick \Throw"ing stick`\ (Anthropol.)
   An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a
   spear; -- called also {throw stick} and {spear thrower}. One
   end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a
   hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand,
   which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with
   the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of
   support nearer the center of the spear, and practically
   lengthen the arm in the act of throwing.

Throw \Throw\ (thr[=o]), n. [See {Throe}.]
   Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe. [Obs.] --Spenser.
   Dryden.

Throw \Throw\, n. [AS. [thorn]r[=a]h, [thorn]r[=a]g.]
   Time; while; space of time; moment; trice. [Obs.] --Shak.

         I will with Thomas speak a little throw. --Chaucer.

Throw \Throw\, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown}
   (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen,
   [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to
   twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG.
   dr[=a]jan, L. terebra an auger, gimlet, Gr. ? to bore, to
   turn, ? to pierce, ? a hole. Cf. {Thread}, {Trite}, {Turn},
   v. t.]
   1. To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of
      the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss,
      or to bowl.

   2. 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.

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

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

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

   6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.

            Set less than thou throwest.          --Shak.

   7. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

            O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. --Pope.

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

            There the snake throws her enameled skin. --Shak.

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

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

             I have thrown A brave defiance in King Henry's
             teeth.                               --Shak.

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

   12. 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. --Tomlinson.

   {To throw away}.
       (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to
           bestow without a compensation; as, to throw away
           time; to throw away money.
       (b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or a good
           offer.

   {To throw back}.
       (a) To retort; to cast back, as a reply.
       (b) To reject; to refuse.
       (c) To reflect, as light.

   {To throw by}, to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as
      useless; as, to throw by a garment.

   {To throw down}, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to
      throw down a fence or wall.

   {To throw in}.
       (a) To inject, as a fluid.
       (b) To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as,
           to throw in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to
           throw in an occasional comment.
       (c) To add without enumeration or valuation, as something
           extra to clinch a bargain.

   {To throw off}.
       (a) To expel; to free one's self from; as, to throw off a
           disease.
       (b) To reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to throw off
           all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent.
       (c) To make a start in a hunt or race. [Eng.]

Throw \Throw\, v. i.
   To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast;
   specifically, to cast dice.

   {To throw about}, to cast about; to try expedients. [R.]

Throw \Throw\, n.
   1. The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling
      from the hand or an engine; a cast.

            He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw, He sent
            it in a whirlwind at the foe.         --Addison.

   2. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.]

            Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws.
                                                  --Spenser.

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

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

   5. An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.]

            Your youth admires The throws and swellings of a
            Roman soul.                           --Addison.

   6. (Mach.) 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.

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

   8. A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov. Eng.]

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

Source : WordNet®

throw
     n 1: 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"
     2: a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a
        throw"
     3: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating
        piece by a cam [syn: {stroke}, {cam stroke}]
     4: the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a
        stone's throw from here"
     5: bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an
        afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over
        something
     6: the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome
        randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
     [also: {thrown}, {threw}]

throw
     v 1: project through the air; "throw a frisbee"
     2: move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw
        herself forwards"
     3: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
        clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw
        off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
     4: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket
        around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the
        beggar" [syn: {thrust}]
     5: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical
        gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
        [syn: {give}]
     6: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch
        on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {flip}, {switch}]
     7: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the
        corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a
        spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {contrive}]
     8: to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or
        carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car
        into reverse"
     9: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {bemuse},
         {discombobulate}]
     10: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw
         accusations at someone" [syn: {hurl}]
     11: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
         throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {have},
          {make}, {give}]
     12: make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"
     13: cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider"
     14: throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
     15: 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" [syn: {confuse}, {fox}, {befuddle},
          {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
     [also: {thrown}, {threw}]