To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.
To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.
To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.
To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.
To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.
The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.
A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.
A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
Any action, intentional or not, by a player that propels a disc and causes it to change its position from the tee or from the lie.
the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"
place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"
make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"
cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider"
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
an act of propelling a ball or object in a series of actions
to make a pot on a wheel.
To shake and roll a pair of dice onto a backgammon board.
The act of propelling the ball toward a given objective, usually a teammate. A pitch is not a throw.
A lathe like device typically used by clockmakers. It had a large hand operated wheel attached to a bracket at the base. From this wheel a length of catgut ran to a smaller pulley. The large wheel would then be hand cranked which turned the work.
The term refering to the process of forming a vessel on the potter's wheel. Also, known as "turning". Clay is thrown down on the wheel head by the potter. It is formed as it turns.
Forming of pottery by the action of the potter's fingers and hands against clay centered on the revolving platform of a potter's wheel.