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Meanings of throw in English

Catalan
llançament
Spanish
lance

The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.

        llançament
        Catalan
        treure's
        Spanish
        arrojar

        Get rid of.

            treure's
            Portuguese
            confundir
            Catalan
            confondre
            Spanish
            aturdir

            Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.

                confundir
                Spanish
                hacer

                Organize or be responsible for.

                      hacer
                      Usage of throw in English
                      1
                      In Europe we throw away 100 million tonnes of food every year.
                      The South African
                      2
                      But fears remain that political uncertainty could yet throw countries off course.
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      I'm sorry to throw cold water on the subject; but excuse me.
                      Moby Dick
                      4
                      The problem is, however, people in glass houses should not throw stones.
                      The South African
                      5
                      We now throw down the gage to the capital of the world.
                      Moon-Face, and Other Stories
                      6
                      Today was New York City's chance to throw the official official parade.
                      Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
                      7
                      But not too simple: That's a market the unwieldy throw-bots have cornered.
                      Wired
                      8
                      Let us-letus throw it back in the sea where it belongs.
                      The pearl
                      9
                      It would throw EU enlargement into crisis and antagonise the candidate states.
                      The Irish Times
                      10
                      They scream for mercy; they throw away their guns; they are panic-stricken.
                      Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
                      11
                      You can throw him into the credibility problem camp now, Smith said.
                      Reuters
                      12
                      In 1745 this church attempted to throw off the yoke of the
                      The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut
                      13
                      And Melissa Fish's tireless attention to every problem I throw her way.
                      Speaking in Bones
                      14
                      They throw in the chocolate just as the water commences to boil.
                      The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
                      15
                      However, he missed the first free throw, and the Seminoles held on.
                      Reuters
                      16
                      I throw myself at thy feet; have trust in me, and fly.
                      Zanoni
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                      Translations for throw
                      Portuguese
                      confundir
                      Throw through the time
                      Throw across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
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                      Common
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