💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Throw about"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| tacknoun | A small nail with a flat head. |
| change courseverb | Synonym of change tack. |
| shift aboutverb | (intransitive) To vacillate. |
| turnnoun | A 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. |
| gybenoun | A 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. |
| beatnoun | A 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 tackverb | Synonym of change tack. |
| turn the boat aroundverb | Alternative 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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