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throw together

throw to·geth·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [throh tuh-geth -er]
    • /θroʊ təˈgɛð ər/
    • /θrəʊ təˈɡeðə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [throh tuh-geth -er]
    • /θroʊ təˈgɛð ər/

Definitions of throw together words

  • verb with object throw together 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 together to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 1
  • verb with object throw together to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.). 1
  • verb with object throw together to project (the voice). 1
  • verb with object throw together 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 together to direct or send forth (words, a glance, etc.). 1
See all 57 definitions of throw together

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Origin of throw together

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

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Parts of speech for Throw together

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Throw together

throw together 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".

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Synonyms for throw together

verb throw together

  • batched — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
  • batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
  • blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
  • bring forth — to give birth to
  • build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
All 50 Synonyms of throw together

Antonyms for throw together

verb throw together

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
  • mismatch — to match badly or unsuitably.
All 2 Antonyms of throw together

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