Shak.
11. To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; — said especially of
rabbits.
12. To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one
thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the
twist of the singles themselves; — sometimes applied to the whole class
of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver. Tomlinson.
To throw away. (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to
bestow without a compensation; as, to throw away time; to throw away
money. (b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or a good offer. —
To throw back. (a) To retort; to cast back, as a reply. (b) To reject;
to refuse. (c) To reflect, as light. — To throw by, to lay aside; to
discard; to neglect as useless; as, to throw by a garment. — To throw
down, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to throw down a fence
or wall. — To throw in. (a) To inject, as a fluid. (b) To put in; to
deposit with others; to contribute; as, to throw in a few dollars to
help make up a fund; to throw in an occasional comment. (c) To add
without enumeration or valuation, as something extra to clinch a
bargain. — To throw off. (a) To expel; to free one's self from; as, to
throw off a disease. (b) To reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to
throw off all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent. (c) To make a
start in a hunt or race. [Eng.] — To throw on, to cast on; to load. —
To throw one's self down, to lie down neglectively or suddenly. — To
throw one's self on or upon. (a) To fall upon. (b) To resign one's self
to the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to repose upon.
— To throw out. (a) To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. "The
other two, whom they had thrown out, they were content should enjoy
their exile." Swift. "The bill was thrown out." Swift. (b) To utter; to
give utterance to; to speak; as, to throw out insinuation or
observation. "She throws out thrilling shrieks." Spenser. (c) To
distance; to leave behind. Addison. (d) To cause to project; as, to
throw out a pier or an abutment. (e) To give forth; to emit; as, an
electric lamp throws out a brilliant light. (f) To put out; to confuse;
as, a sudden question often throws out an orator. — To throw over, to
abandon the cause of; to desert; to discard; as, to throw over a friend
in difficulties. — To throw up. (a) To resign; to give up; to demit;
as, to throw up a commission. "Experienced gamesters throw up their
cards when they know that the game is in the enemy's hand." Addison.
(b) To reject from the stomach; to vomit. (c) To construct hastily; as,
to throw up a breastwork of earth.
Throw (?), v. i. To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast;
specifically, to cast dice.