threw
verb
uk
/θruː/ us
/θruː/past simple of
throw
Meaning of threw in English
(Definition of threw from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
threw | American Dictionary
threw
us
/θru/past simple of throw
Examples of threw
threw
To his chagrin we threw away the letter about a skiing holiday.
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Another subject with nocturnal wandering once threw his wife on the floor, ran to his two children, took them into his arms and ran outside.
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During the first year of the war, evacuation, the closure of schools and other disruptions threw the milk distribution system into some disarray.
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Along the way, the workers rejected many of their putative spokesmen and repeatedly threw over the deals that had been struck for them.
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Another runner threw up his hands and walked out in the middle of one afternoon.
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Once this new mode of production began to replace the old, it threw up a new class of owners.
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Depending on the situation, he threw his political weight in one direction or the other to tip the political balance.
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The idea of imperial federation threw up its own ironies.
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He threw/throwed the football to his cousin yesterday afternoon.
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Poststructuralism threw this equilibrium into doubt by applying to the rational enterprise itself the same doubt as was applied to the other representations.
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Five obscure or fringe parties with unelectable presidential aspirants also threw their hats into the ring.
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However, using probability theory threw up a major fundamental problem.
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They competed in sports, organized clubs and concerts, attended chapel, threw parties and sometimes went to class.
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We endured everything that total war threw at us with fortitude, unwavering resolve to see it through and cheerful good humour.
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They capered around him, and he threw straw and leaves at them.
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