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

  • (..) Yeah, there was one interesting thing that happened with Ava today. Yeah? Yeah. She made a joke. Right. When she threw your line back at you. About being interested to see what she'd choose. Yeah, I noticed that, too. Yeah, and it got me (..)
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