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Threw

/θɹuː/

To change place.

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📖 Definitions of "Threw"

verb

1
To change place.
2
To change in state or status
3
To move through time.
4
To be accepted.

verb

1
To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
"throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"
2
To eject or cause to fall off.
3
To move to another position or condition; to displace.
"throw the switch"
4
To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

verb

1
(said of animals) To give birth to.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Threw"

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Word	Definition
overthrewverb	(transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
throwedverb	(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
didnoun	Initialism of direct inward dialing. [The ability to make an external telephone call to an internal extension within an organization.]
beganverb	(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
gaveverb	(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
stolenoun	A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress.
showedverb	(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
undertookverb	(transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
rannoun	(nautical) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
tooknoun	A surname.
gotverb	(colloquial, regional or nonstandard) Have/has.
brokeverb	To act as a broker; to transact business for another; synonym of broker.
slammedverb	Packed, crowded, (of a venue) full of would-be customers.
fired	dismissed, terminated from employment.
castverb	(physical) To move, or be moved, away.
layverb	(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
setverb	(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
droppedverb	allowed to drop or fall.
lost	In an unknown location; unable to be found.
shotverb	(transitive) To load (a gun) with shot.