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verb (tr, adverb)

to assemble hurriedly
to cause to become casually acquainted

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Words nearby throw together

throw rug, throw someone, throwster, throw the book at, throw the book at someone, throw together, throw to the wolves, throw up, throw up one's hands, throw up to, throw weight
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Words related to throw together

concoct, devise, ad-lib, contrive, invent, dream up, brainstorm, consolidate, incorporate, organize, unify, conform, assimilate, join, desegregate, fuse, unite, accommodate, harmonize, mesh

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Idioms and Phrases with throw together

throw together
1

Assemble hurriedly, as in I just threw together some salad and took it along. [Early 1700s]

2

Cause to associate, as in Their parents were always throwing the young couple together hoping they would like each other. [Early 1800s]

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