Definitions

threw

[throo] / θru /

VERB

propel something through the air

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bunt deliver drive fire fling flip force heave hurl lift lob pitch push put send shove start thrust

STRONG

bandy barrage bombard buck butt cant cast catapult chuck dash discharge dislodge fell flick floor impel lapidate launch overturn overwhelm peg pellet pelt pepper precipitate project scatter shower shy sling splatter spray sprinkle stone strew toss tumble unhorse unseat upset volley waft

WEAK

fling off let fly let go

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade pull receive repress stop

STRONG

collect gather hold keep slow

WEAK

catch explain help

VERB

confuse

Synonyms

STRONG

addle astonish baffle befuddle bewilder confound disconcert distract disturb dizzy dumbfound fluster unsettle upset

WEAK

mix up throw off

Antonyms

STRONG

calm clarify clear up comfort enlighten explain order settle soothe

WEAK

catch help receive

Example Sentences

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Not wanting to be one-upped by my speed-reading girlfriend, I threw myself into it.

From Los Angeles Times

On a team that hardly threw the ball, he was an all-time model of efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I just grabbed all my kids, threw over the stroller, and I just ran out the house,” he told the TV station.

From Los Angeles Times

The November retail-sales figures are landing after a delay caused by last year’s government shutdown, which threw a wrench into the federal statistics’ agencies efforts to gather data on the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

I yanked off my bonnet and threw it at the rail post in frustration.

From Literature