throw out
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Alternative form of throw-out.
- A discard, rejection.
- An item that is thrown out to an audience or crowd, usually for dramatic effect.
- An overarm throw of the ball from a goalkeeper.
- A put-out caused by a throw to a base of a fielded ground ball.
- A folded paper in a publication, such as a book or a greeting card, that is intended to be unfolded for use outside the normal form factor of the publication.
- A mechanism to rapidly disengage a portion of a machine from the source of its motion, as an automotive clutch.
Verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, out.
- To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
- To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
- To offer an idea for consideration.
- To produce in a haphazard fashion.
- To emit.
- To utter carelessly (a remark, suggestion, proposal, etc.).
- To cause to project.
- To put into a state of confusion.
- To outdistance; to leave behind.
- To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part).
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