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81throw-in — noun a) A set piece where the ball is thrown back into play b) A throw of the ball back into play by the boundary umpire. The umpire faces away from the players and throws it in over his or her shoulder (so as to clearly not favour either side by …
82throw at — phr verb Throw at is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑vandal …
83throw in — phr verb Throw in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bin, ↑dustbin, ↑suitcase …
84throw on — phr verb Throw on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑coat, ↑jacket, ↑log …
85throw up — phr verb Throw up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hand, ↑roadblock, ↑spray …
86throw — [OE] Old English thrāwan meant ‘twist, turn’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic *thrējan, which also produced German drehen ‘turn’. This in turn went back to the Indo European base *ter , whose other descendants include Greek teírein ‘wear out’ …
87throw-up — A quickly executed graffito consisting of an outline with or without a thin layer of spray paint for fill in. Whew, good thing I hit that wall with throw up. That friggin cop is following me again …
88throw-up — A quickly executed graffito consisting of an outline with or without a thin layer of spray paint for fill in. Whew, good thing I hit that wall with throw up. That friggin cop is following me again …
89throw\ up — v 1. informal or slang heave up. to vomit. The heat made him feel sick and he thought he would throw up. He took the medicine but threw it up a minute later. 2. informal To quit; leave; let go; give up. When she broke their engagement he threw up …
90throw — I. , sb. == a space of time. RG. 261; hence ‘a turn.’ O. and N. 260. AS. þrag II. , v. a. Rel. S. i. 37; pret. ‘threw.’ K. Horn, 1108; part. ‘ithrow.’ F. and P. 14 == throw from a horse. Alys. 2226; pret. ‘threowe.’ Alys. 2791 v. n. == fall from… …
