Sekirov Dictionary

throw out

/ˈθɹəʊ ˌaʊt/

verb 11
throw-out noun 6
forms 5

verb11

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To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
- Just throw that pen out if it doesn't write anymore.
- They decided to throw out the idea because it would have been too expensive.
To dismiss a legal case.
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To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
- The board threw the man out, because he wouldn't cooperate and agree with their plans to remodernize the facility.
- The ushers threw the woman out of the auditorium, because she kept shouting out insults to the guest of honor when he made his speech.
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To offer an idea for consideration.
- Let me throw this out there – how about if we make the igloo out of butter? Would that work?
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To utter carelessly (a remark, suggestion, proposal, etc.).
- He threw out a couple of half-baked ideas.
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To produce in a haphazard fashion.
- This program keeps throwing out errors.
To emit.
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To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part).
- ...while he was putting on his coat, after having completed his work, in preparing to leave for home, he threw out his shoulder. — 1917
To put into a state of confusion.
To cause to project.
To outdistance; to leave behind.

throw-out noun6

A discard, rejection.
An overarm throw of the ball from a goalkeeper.
An item that is thrown out to an audience or crowd, usually for dramatic effect.
A put-out caused by a throw to a base of a fielded ground ball.
A folded paper in a publication, such as a book or a greeting card, that is intended to be unfolded for use outside the normal form factor of the publication.
A mechanism to rapidly disengage a portion of a machine from the source of its motion, as an automotive clutch.

forms

threw out · thrown out · throwing out · throws out · throw-outs

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