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throw away

throw a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [throh uh-wey]
    • /θroʊ əˈweɪ/
    • /θrəʊ əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [throh uh-wey]
    • /θroʊ əˈweɪ/

Definitions of throw away words

  • verb with object throw away to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 1
  • verb with object throw away to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 1
  • verb with object throw away to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.). 1
  • verb with object throw away to project (the voice). 1
  • verb with object throw away to make it appear that one's voice is coming from a place different from its source, as in ventriloquism. 1
  • verb with object throw away to direct or send forth (words, a glance, etc.). 1

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Origin of throw away

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English throwen, thrawen (v.), Old English thrāwan to twist, turn; cognate with Dutch draaien, German drehen to turn, spin, twirl, whirl; akin to Latin terere, Greek teírein to rub away

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Throw away

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

throw away popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

throw away usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for throw away

verb throw away

  • adios — goodbye; farewell
  • ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
  • atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
  • atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
  • avail oneself of — to make use of to one's advantage

noun throw away

  • deep-six — To deep-six something means to get rid of it or destroy it.

Antonyms for throw away

verb throw away

  • accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
  • accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
  • acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
  • agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
  • bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.

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