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View synonyms for throw out

throw out

verb

  1. to discard or reject
  2. to expel or dismiss, esp forcibly
  3. to construct (something projecting or prominent, such as a wing of a building)
  4. to put forward or offer

    the chairman threw out a new proposal

  5. to utter in a casual or indirect manner

    to throw out a hint

  6. to confuse or disconcert

    the noise threw his concentration out

  7. to give off or emit
  8. cricket (of a fielder) to put (the batsman) out by throwing the ball to hit the wicket
  9. baseball to make a throw to a teammate who in turn puts out (a base runner)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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I had to throw out all of my American conditioning toward the workplace.

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This year, states like Pennsylvania and Oregon have seen judges throw out their bans.

In case of riots, emergencies, or World War Z, the Sunshine State may throw out all rules on guns.

And though he got rid of her last week (mistake) I could have watched “dog lover” Kelly throw out zingers on a show of her own.

Just try it once, and you'll see how ingenious it is—only one must be careful not to throw out the elbow in turning out the wrist.

Try to throw out all the good points in the parts taken by the other members of the company.

Variance appeared to be necessary to their existence; a safety-valve, for the ill humors they could not throw out upon others.

The Lords are in a corner; they've got to fight now or never, and I think they will throw out the Budget.

Of course I can lower your tea in a tin bucket, and if it should rain I can throw out umbrellas.

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