| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | An act of throwing: cast, fling, heave, hurl, launch, pitch, shy2, sling, toss. See MOVE. | | VERB: | 1. Informal. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle. Idioms: make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl) . See CLEAR, FEELINGS. 2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell1, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down. Slang : deck1. Idioms: lay low. See RISE. 3. To bring to bear steadily or forcefully: exercise, exert, ply2, put out, wield. See CAUSE. 4. Informal. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say: confound, nonplus. Informal : flummox, stick, stump. Slang : beat. Idioms: put someone at a loss. See AFFECT, KNOWLEDGE. 5. To send out heat, light, or energy: cast, emit, irradiate, project, radiate, shed. See MOVE. 6. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm: cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy2, sling, toss. Informal : fire. See MOVE. 7. To release or move (a switch, for example) in order to activate, deactivate, or control a device: trip. See MOVE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | throw away To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example: discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap1, throw out. Informal : chuck, jettison, shuck (off). Slang : ditch. See KEEP. throw away To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, trifle away, waste. Slang : blow1. See SAVE. throw off 1. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, vent. See FREE, MOVE. 2. To get away from (a pursuer): elude, evade, lose, shake off, slip. Slang : shake. Idioms: give someone the shake (or slip) . See SEEK. 3. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, shake off, unburden. Slang : shake. See KEEP. 4. To cast off by a natural process: exuviate, molt, shed, slough2. See PUT ON. throw out 1. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example: discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap1, throw away. Informal : chuck, jettison, shuck (off). Slang : ditch. See KEEP. 2. To put out by force: bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust. Informal : chuck. Slang : boot1 (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho) , send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See KEEP. 3. To displace (a bone) from a socket or joint: dislocate, slip. Idioms: throw out of joint. See HELP. throw over To give up or leave without intending to return or claim again: abandon, desert3, forsake, leave1, quit. Idioms: run out on, walk out on. See KEEP. throw up To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth: heave, vomit. Slang : puke. See MOUTH.
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