throw

Phonetic

US /θrəʊ/UK /θrəʊ/

Translations

VERBTo hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one's hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air., To eject or cause to fall off., To move to another position or condition; to displace., To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel., To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery., To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing., To intentionally lose a game., (of a game where one's role is throwing something) to perform in a specified way in (a match)., To confuse or mislead., To send desperately., To imprison., To organize an event, especially a party., To roll (a die or dice)., To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it., To discard., To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower., To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else., To show sudden emotion, especially anger., To project or send forth., To put on hastily; to spread carelessly., To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) 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., To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever)., To install (a bridge)., To twist or turn., Synonym of pass, To deliver., Of animals: to give birth to (young)., Obsolete spelling of throe
NOUNThe flight of a thrown object., The act of throwing something., One's ability to throw., A distance travelled; displacement., A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing., A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance., The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows., A moment, time, occasion., A period of time; a while., Obsolete spelling of throe

Variants

  • throws: Third Person Singular, Plural
  • throwing: Present Participle
  • threw: Past Tense
  • thrown: Past Participle

Examples

  • So ideally , setting connectTimeout to be less than 1000 should throw timeout exception

    Source:stackoverflow.com

  • My apologies to the BAGS crowd, you know who you are — you rock, but unfortunately I’ve been drowning in the Gas Town Murder Mystery, plus a deluge of community PRs, not to mention fending off money other people are trying to throw at me.

    Source:steve-yegge.medium.com

  • Throw a bucket of water on a rock, you still have a rock

    Source:www.reddit.com

  • This means it will either throw an exception, enter an infinite loop, or the program will terminate.

    Source:medium.com

  • Sometimes,in order to catch fish,fishermen will throw a large net, which is a piece of material with holes in it that you put into the water,and when you take it out of the water, you are able to get fish out of the water

    Source:github.com

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