throw+away

  • 121throw something away/out — Syn: discard, dispose of, get rid of, scrap, dump, jettison; informal chuck (away/out), ditch, bin, junk; Brit.; informal get shot of …

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  • 122ˌthrow sth aˈway — phrasal verb 1) to get rid of something that you no longer want Have you thrown the papers away?[/ex] 2) to waste something such as an opportunity or advantage They lost the game after throwing away a two goal lead.[/ex] …

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  • 123throw up — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, acknowledge defeat, barf, be seasick, be sick, boost, bring up, buoy up, cast up, cease, cede, chuck up, cry quits, desist from, disgorge, dispense with, dispose of, do without, drop, dump,… …

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  • 124throw off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. get better, get well, improve, gain strength; see recover 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve …

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  • 125throw down — 1. Prostrate, lay flat. 2. Subvert, overthrow, destroy, demolish, do away with …

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  • 126throw off — 1. Discard, reject, repudiate, renounce. 2. Expel, drive off, drive away, clear from. 3. Put off, lay aside, cast off …

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  • 127throw-out — /ˈθroʊ aʊt/ (say throh owt) noun an item from a shop, warehouse, etc., which is being given away, being no longer needed …

  • 128To cast away — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …

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