Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Throw (threw, thrown)
throw (threw, thrown), v. [OE þráwan, to turn, twist.]
- Hurl; bury; cast down; project into.
- Fling; cast up; extend upward.
- Toss; deliver; set out; put down.
- Propel; push forcefully.
- Blow; send with great power.
- Yield; [fig.] offer a welcome.
- Phrase. “throw away”: eliminate; annihilate; toss out; dispose of; get rid of.
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