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Throw about

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Throw about"

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put aboutverb(transitive) To circulate (a rumour).
change tackverb(figurative, by extension) To take a different approach.
go aboutverb(intransitive) To tackle (a problem or task).
tack aboutverb(nautical) To tack; to go about
come aboutverb(intransitive) To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
tacknounA small nail with a flat head.
change courseverbSynonym of change tack.
shift aboutverb(intransitive) To vacillate.
turnnounA change of direction or orientation.
'bout shipverb(intransitive, nautical) Alternative form of about ship (“to tack through 180 degrees”). [(intransitive) Tack; to cause to turn into the wind and through the other side ending with a full 180 degree turn.]
anglenoun(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
beat upverb(transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
gybenounA manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
arse aboutverb(slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The wrong way round; exactly opposite to that which is desirable; contrary; conceptually inverted; wrong.
beatnounA stroke; a blow.
haul aroundverb(nautical, of the wind) To shift to any point of the compass.
about shipverb(intransitive) Tack; to cause to turn into the wind and through the other side ending with a full 180 degree turn.
switch tackverbSynonym of change tack.
turn the boat aroundverbAlternative form of turn the boat. [(idiomatic) To make a major change in behavior, strategy, topic under discussion, etc.]
turn aboutverb(transitive) To change or reverse the position of.

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