throw away v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {cast away}, {put away}] 2: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {drop}]