Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 37
Throwing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Throw.
Throw (v. t.) To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.
Throw (v. t.) 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.
Throw (v. t.) To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.
Throw (v. t.) (Mil.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.
Throw (v. t.) To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.
Throw (v. t.) To cast, as dice;
to venture at dice.
Set less than thou throwest. -- Shak.
Throw (v. t.) To put on
hastily; to spread carelessly.
O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. -- Pope.
Throw (v. t.) To divest or
strip one's self of; to put off.
There the snake throws her enameled skin. -- Shak.
Throw (v. t.) (Pottery) To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
Throw (v. t.) To give forcible
utterance to; to cast; to vent.
I have thrown A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth. --
Shak.
Throw (v. t.) To bring forth;
to produce, as young; to bear; -- said especially of rabbits.
Throw (v. t.) To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver. -- Tomlinson.
To throw away. (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to bestow without a compensation; as, to throw away time; to throw away money.
To throw away. (b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or a good offer.
To throw back. (a) To retort; to cast back, as a reply.
To throw back. (b) To reject; to refuse.
To throw back. (c) To reflect, as light.
To throw by, To lay aside; to discard; to neglect as useless; as, to throw by a garment.
To throw down, To subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to throw down a fence or wall.
To throw in. (a) To inject, as a fluid.
To throw in. (b) To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as, to throw in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to throw in an occasional comment.
To throw in. (c) To add without enumeration or valuation, as something extra to clinch a bargain.
To throw off. (a) To expel; to free one's self from; as, to throw off a disease.
To throw off. (b) To reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to throw off all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent.
To throw off. (c) To make a start in a hunt or race. [Eng.]
To throw on, To cast on; to load.
To throw one's self down, To lie down neglectively or suddenly.
To throw one's self on or To throw one's self upon. (a) To fall upon.
To throw one's self on or To throw one's self upon. (b) To resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to repose upon.
To throw out. (a) To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. "The other two, whom they had thrown out, they were content should enjoy their exile." -- Swift. "The bill was thrown out." -- Swift.
To throw out. (b) To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, to throw out insinuation or observation. "She throws out thrilling shrieks." -- Spenser.
To throw out. (c) To distance; to leave behind. -- Addison.
To throw out. (d) To cause to project; as, to throw out a pier or an abutment.
To throw out. (e) To give forth; to emit; as, an electric lamp throws out a brilliant light.
To throw out. (f) To put out; to confuse; as, a sudden question often throws out an orator.
To throw over, To abandon the cause of; to desert; to discard; as, to throw over a friend in difficulties.
To throw up. (a) To resign; to give up; to demit; as, to throw up a commission. "Experienced gamesters throw up their cards when they know that the game is in the enemy's hand." -- Addison.
To throw up. (b) To reject from the stomach; to vomit.
To throw up. (c) To construct hastily; as, to throw up a breastwork of earth.
Throw (v. i.) To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.
To throw about, To cast about; to try expedients. [R.]
Throw (n.) The act of hurling
or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.
He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw, He sent it
in a whirlwind at the foe. -- Addison.
Throw (n.) A stroke; a blow.
[Obs.]
Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws. -- Spenser.
Throw (n.) The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.
Throw (n.) A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.
Throw (n.) An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.]
Your youth admires The throws and swellings of a Roman soul. --
Addison.
Throw (n.) (Mach.) The extreme
movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank,
eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also,
frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an
eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the
stroke of the piston.
Throw (n.) (Pottery) A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
Throw (n.) A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov. Eng.]
Throw (n.) (Mining) The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.
Throw (n.) The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base."
Throw (n.) A single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw."
Throw (n.) The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: throw, stroke, cam stroke].
Throw (n.) Bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something.
Throw (n.) Casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice."
Throw (v.) Propel through the air; "throw a Frisbee."
Throw (v.) Move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards."
Throw (v.) Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop].
Throw (v.) Place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" [syn: throw, thrust].
Throw (v.) Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: give, throw].
Throw (v.) Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: throw, flip, switch].
Throw (v.) 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" [syn: project, cast, contrive, throw].
Throw (v.) To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse."
Throw (v.) Cause to be confused emotionally [syn: bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw].
Throw (v.) Utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" [syn: hurl, throw].
Throw (v.) Organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: hold, throw, have, make, give].
Throw (v.) Make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot."
Throw (v.) Cause to fall off; "The horse threw its inexperienced rider."
Throw (v.) Throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six."
Throw (v.) 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" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate].
Throw-crook (n.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
Throwe (n.) A turning lathe.
Thrower (n.) One who throws. Specifically: (a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
Throwing () a. & n. from Throw, v.
Thrown () a. & p. p. from Throw, v.
Throw-off (n.) A start in a hunt or a race.
Throwster (n.) One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.
Thyroxine (n.) An iodine-containing hormone that is produced by the thyroid gland, increases the rate of cell metabolism, regulates growth, and is made synthetically for treatment of thyroid disorders.
Thru (prep., adv. & a.) Through.
Thrum (n.) One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
Thrum (n.) Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
Thrum (n.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
Thrum (n.) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
Thrum (n.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
Thrummed (imp. & p. p.) of Thrum.
Thrumming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thrum.
Thrum (v. t.) To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
Thrum (v. t.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface.
Thrum (v. i.) To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
Thrum (v. i.) Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
Thrum (v. t.) To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
Thrum (v. t.) Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.
Thrum-eyed (a.) Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed.
Thrummy (a.) Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums.
Thrumwort (n.) A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus).
Thruout () Throughout.
Thrush (n.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.
Thrush (n.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown thrush.
Thrush (n.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae.
Thrush (n.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.
Thrushel (n.) The song thrush.
Thrusher (n.) The song thrush.
Thrust (n. & v.) Thrist.
Thrust (imp. & p. p.) of Thrust.
Thrusting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thrust.
Thrust (v. t.) To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.
Thrust (v. t.) To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.
Thrust (v. i.) To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
Thrust (v. i.) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
Thrust (v. i.) To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
Thrust (n.) A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.
Thrust (n.) An attack; an assault.
Thrust (n.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.
Thrust (n.) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
Thruster (n.) One who thrusts or stabs.
Thrusting (n.) The act of pushing with force.
Thrusting (n.) The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey.
Thrusting (n.) The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.
Thrustle (n.) The throstle, or song thrust.
Thryes (a.) Thrice.
Thryfallow (v. t.) To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow.
Thud (n.) A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth.
Thug (n.) One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.
Thuggee (n.) The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs.
Thuggery (n.) Alt. of Thuggism.
Thuggism (n.) Thuggee.
Thuja (n.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves.
Thule (n.) The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule.
Thulia (n.) Oxide of thulium.
Thulium (n.) A rare metallic element of uncertain properties and identity, said to have been found in the mineral gadolinite.
Thumb (n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.
Thumbed (imp. & p. p.) of Thumb.
Thumbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thumb.
Thumb (v. t.) To handle awkwardly.
Thumb (v. t.) To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.
Thumb (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon.
Thumb (v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
Thumb (n.) [ C ] (B1) 拇指 The short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things up easily.
Idiom:
All thumbs (US Informal) (UK All fingers and thumbs) 笨手笨腳 Very awkward with your hands.
// Can you untangle this thread for me? I'm all thumbs today.
Thumbs down (Informal) 拇指向下；不贊成，反對 Used to show disapproval of something.
// They gave our plan the thumbs down (= they have disagreed with our plan).
Thumbs up (Informal) 豎起大拇指；贊成，接受 Used to show approval of something.
// So it's the thumbs up for Brighton's latest nightclub.
Under sb's thumb在（某人的）支配下 Under someone's control.
// He's got the committee firmly under his thumb - they agree to whatever he asks.
Thumb (v.) Thumb a lift (UK informal) (US Thumb a ride) 豎起拇指要求免費搭車 To stand near the edge of a road and hold out your hand with the thumb raised as a signal for a vehicle to stop and take you somewhere.
// We thumbed a lift to London.
Thumb your nose at sb/ sth 對…嗤之以鼻，蔑視 To show no respect, or to raise the end of your thumb to the end of your nose to show that you do not respect someone.
// He has thumbed his nose at authority all his life.
Phrasal verb:
Thumb through sth ( - Phrasal verb with Thumb) (v.) 匆匆翻閱，瀏覽 To turn the pages of a book, magazine, or a document quickly and only read small parts of it.
// "Have you read the report?" "Well, I thumbed through it quickly while I was eating breakfast."
Thumbbird (n.) The goldcrest.
Thumbed (a.) Having thumbs.
Thumbed (a.) Soiled by handling.
Thumbkin (n.) An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
Thumbless (a.) Without a thumb.
Thumbscrew (n.) A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.
Thumbscrew (n.) An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.
Thummie (n.) The chiff-chaff.
Thummim (n. pl.) A mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See the note under Urim.
Thump (n.) The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.
Thump (n.) A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall.