| throughway |
variant of thruway. |
| throve |
a past tense of thrive. |
| throw |
to send through the air with some force, esp. by a sudden straightening of the arm and wrist; hurl. [15 definitions] |
| throw a monkey wrench into |
to disrupt the organization, functioning, or realization of. |
| throw a tantrum |
to suddenly become intensely angry in a completely self-centered way, often engaging in physical displays of emotion such as screaming, shouting, pounding one's fists, or rolling on the floor. |
| throw away |
to discard as trash or garbage. [2 definitions] |
| throwaway |
a freely distributed handbill or leaflet, usu. given out or left in public places. [3 definitions] |
| throwback |
an instance of reversion to an earlier stage, form, or the like, esp. in biological evolution. [2 definitions] |
| throw down the gauntlet |
to challenge another, esp. to a fight. |
| throw in the sponge |
(informal) to admit defeat or inability. |
| throw in the towel |
to quit reluctantly or admit defeat. |
| thrown |
past participle of "throw." |
| throw off |
to cause changes that make (something or parts of something) incorrect, disordered, or out of alignment. [2 definitions] |
| throw out |
to put (something) into the trash or garbage. [7 definitions] |
| throw rug |
a small rug used to cover a portion of a bare floor. |
| throw up |
to bring up food and liquid from your stomach through your mouth; vomit. |
| throw weight |
the payload, or carrying capacity, of a ballistic missile, including the weight of its warheads and guidance systems. |
| thru |
(informal) through. |
| thrum1 |
to play (a stringed instrument or a tune) by plucking, esp. idly or repetitiously. [5 definitions] |
| thrum2 |
the remainder of a warp thread left on the loom after the woven fabric has been cut off. [3 definitions] |
| thrush1 |
any of several widely distributed songbirds that typically have dark upper plumage and often a speckled breast. [2 definitions] |