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)

Idioms and Phrases

Give off, emit, as in That flashlight throws out a powerful beam . [Mid-1700s] Also see throw off , def. 2.

Reject, as in We threw out her proposal . [Early 1600s]

Get rid of, discard; see throw away , def. 1.

Offer a suggestion or plan, as in The nominating committee threw out names for our consideration . [Early 1600s] Also see throw away , def. 3.

Forcibly eject, force the departure of, as in The bartender threw out the drunk , or He was thrown out of the country club for failing to pay his dues . [Early 1500s]

Put out of alignment, as in Lifting that sofa threw out my back .

In baseball or cricket, put a player out by throwing the ball. In baseball, the throw is to a base before the batter reaches it; in cricket, the throw must hit the batsman's wicket. [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

France's parliament – deadlocked for a year and more poisonously divided than it has been in decades – looks set to throw out yet another prime minister on Monday.

From BBC

Judge Aileen Cannon, of the Southern District of Florida, threw out the complaint this week, ruling that Newsmax’s filing amounted to a “shotgun pleading.”

From Salon

Carmaker Tesla has asked a federal court in Florida to throw out a verdict from a jury that found the company partly liable in a 2019 crash that killed a pedestrian and severely injured another.

From BBC

Residents and city officials have for years been throwing out ideas to protect the public space.

From Los Angeles Times

The California plan, which is headed to voters Nov. 4 under the name Proposition 50, would throw out the state’s nonpartisan maps in favor of boundaries that would tilt the scales for Democrats.

From Los Angeles Times