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throw out
transitive verb
Definition of THROW OUT
1
a : to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner b : to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary
2
: to give expression to : utter <threw out a remark…that utterly confounded him — Jean Stafford>
3
: to dismiss from acceptance or consideration : reject <the testimony was thrown out>
4
: to make visible or manifest : display <the signal was thrown out for the…fleet to prepare for action — Archibald Duncan>
5
: to leave behind : outdistance
6
: to give forth from within : emit
7
a : to send out b : to cause to project : extend
8
: confuse, disconcert <automobiles in line blocking the road…threw the whole schedule out — F. D. Roosevelt>
9
: to cause to stand out : make prominent
10
: to make a throw that enables a teammate to put out (a base runner)
— throw out the baby with the bathwater
: to discard or lose something useful or beneficial in the process of discarding or rejecting something unwanted
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First Known Use of THROW OUT
15th century
Related to THROW OUT
- Synonyms
- banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, dismiss, drum (out), expel, extrude, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, eject, turf (out) [chiefly British], turn out
- Antonyms
- accept, agree (to), approve
Rhymes with THROW OUT
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