THROW
What does "THROW" mean?
To propel something through the air with a swift movement of the arm and hand.
Meanings
- To send an object through the air by hand. Throw the ball back to me.
- To put or move suddenly, carelessly, or forcefully. He threw on a coat and ran out.
- To shape clay on a potter's wheel. She can throw a bowl in under a minute. technical
- To deliberately lose a contest one could have won. The boxer was accused of throwing the fight. informal
- An act of throwing. It was a perfect throw to first base.
- A light blanket draped over furniture. She tossed a wool throw over the sofa.
Did you know?
- A potter 'throws' a pot not by hurling it but because 'throw' once meant 'to twist' - the spinning wheel kept the word's original meaning alive.
Word origin
From Old English 'þrāwan', meaning 'to twist or turn'; the modern 'hurl' sense grew from the twisting motion of the arm, and the older meaning survives in 'throwing' clay on a wheel.
Remember it
THROW starts with 'thr-', the same wind-up as 'thrust' and 'throw', your arm coiling before the release.
A little poem
First a twist, then open hand,
the clay obeys the wheel's command-
to throw was always to expand.
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Wordplay
- I'm great at throwing pottery - it's the landing I haven't mastered.
What it teaches
To throw once meant to turn; sometimes letting go is not surrender but the final twist of making something.
Quick facts
What does THROW mean?
To propel something through the air with a swift movement of the arm and hand.
Is THROW a valid word?
Yes — THROW is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is THROW?
THROW has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does THROW come from?
From Old English 'þrāwan', meaning 'to twist or turn'; the modern 'hurl' sense grew from the twisting motion of the arm, and the older meaning survives in 'throwing' clay on a wheel.
What can THROW teach us?
To throw once meant to turn; sometimes letting go is not surrender but the final twist of making something.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.