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Throw over

To end a romantic/sexual relationship with.

📖 Definitions of "Throw over"

verb
  1. 1

    To end a romantic/sexual relationship with.

  2. 2

    To discard or give up (a plan or project, etc.).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Throw over"

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WordDefinition
dumpnounA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
break upverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
dump onverb(slang, transitive) To complain to (someone) extensively; to (figuratively) transfer one's problems to (someone) by complaining to them.
have done withverb(idiomatic, transitive) To finish; to give up or stop dealing with.
offthrowverb(ambitransitive) To throw or cast off (all senses)
part companyverbTo end a relationship. [with with]
forthrowverb(transitive) To throw off; cast off; reject.
give the go-byverb(transitive) To avoid dealing with; to disregard, ignore.
throwverb(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.
give oververb(transitive) To entrust (something) to another.
tossnoun(cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
break offverb(transitive) To discontinue abruptly.
finish withverb(idiomatic) To complete; to end the use of.
outthrownoun(transitive) To throw out.
throw inverb(transitive, informal) To add something extra free of charge.
throw offverb(idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
let someone goverb(idiomatic, euphemistic) To dismiss someone from an employment position or a relationship.
throw byverb(transitive) throw aside; discard
toss outverb(transitive, informal) To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).
throw asideverb(transitive, idiomatic) Synonym of discard.

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