threw

Definition

  • past tense of 'throw'

Examples

  • ('American football') The quarterback 'threw' a touchdown/interception. [=threw a pass that resulted in a touchdown/interception]

  • She 'threw' all her efforts 'into' the boy's defense. [=she worked as hard as she could for the boy's defense]

  • She 'threw' everything she had 'into' winning the match. [=she tried as hard as she could to win the match]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Well, there's always the possibility... ...that a trash can spontaneously formed around the letter... ...but Ockham's Razor would suggest that someone threw it out. It's from the Institute for Experimental Physics. They want us to present our paper on the properties of supersolids... ...at the Topical Conference on Bose-Einstein Condensates. I know. I read it before I threw it out. Okay, if I may drill down to the bedrock of my question... ...why did you throw it out? Because I have no interest in standing in the Rose Room of the Pasadena Marriott... (..)
    2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization Season: 1 Episode 9