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Action of launching mass
usually with the aim of impacting a distant target. Throwing typically refers to hand-throwing by animals with prehensile forelimbs, in which the projectile
Throwing
1994 album by Live
Album 'Throwing Copper'". Universal Music Enterprises. July 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020. Throwing Copper
Throwing_Copper
Sports where an object is thrown
Throwing sports, or throwing games, are physical, human competitions where the outcome is measured by a player's ability to throw an object. The two primary
Throwing_sports
Palestinian practice of throwing stones at people or property
stone throwing. Israeli soldiers responded to stone-throwing children with live gunfire, killing 215 children in the First Intifada. Stone-throwing has
Palestinian_stone_throwing
Former Spanish festivity
Goat throwing (in Spanish: Lanzamiento de cabra desde campanario or Salto de la cabra) was a festival celebrated in the town of Manganeses de la Polvorosa
Goat_throwing
Throwing axes at targets as a sport
The modern sport of axe throwing involves a competitor throwing an axe at a target, either for fun or competition. As of the autumn of 2024, there are
Axe_throwing
American alternative rock band
on to continue her solo career. In March 2003, Throwing Muses came back with their eighth album, Throwing Muses, which also saw the return of Tanya Donelly
Throwing_Muses
Violent use of stones
Stone throwing or rock throwing, when it is directed at another person (called stone pelting in India), is often considered a form of criminal battery
Stone_throwing
Various acts of throwing shoes at targets, people or raised wires
cultures there are traditions of throwing old shoes at married couples at their wedding to bring good luck, or throwing shoes over the shoulder to predict
Shoe_throwing
Standard playing performance card trick
Card throwing is the art of throwing standard playing cards with great accuracy or force. It is performed both as part of stage magic shows and as a competitive
Card_throwing
Blood sport widely practised in England until the late 18th century
Cock throwing, also known as cock-shying or throwing at cocks, was a blood sport widely practised in England until the late 18th century. A rooster was
Cock_throwing
Knife designed to be thrown
category from ordinary knives. Throwing knives are used by many cultures around the world, and as such different tactics for throwing them have been developed
Throwing_knife
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up throw, throwing, thrown, or throws in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Throwing is the launching of a ballistic projectile by hand. Throw, thrown
Throw_(disambiguation)
Throwing weapon
The throwing stick or throwing club is a type of projectile weapon: a wooden rod with either a carved pointed tip, a heavy bulbous rounded head, or a spearhead
Throwing_stick
Shoe-throwing showing the sole of one's shoe or using shoes to insult are forms of protest in many parts of the world. Shoe-throwing as an insult dates
List of shoe-throwing incidents
List_of_shoe-throwing_incidents
The Italian official flag throwing federation. Lega italiana Sbandieratori The Italian flag-throwing league. Flag throwing, on Flags Of The World website
Flag_throwing
Throwing event in track and field competitions
hammer throw (Abbreviated as HT) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot
Hammer_throw
Textile industry process
process known as doubling. Colloquially silk throwing can be used to refer to the whole process: reeling, throwing and doubling. Silk had to be thrown to make
Silk_throwing
Small axe designed for use as a hand-thrown projectile
the target. Throwing axes are becoming popular among outdoor enthusiasts as a throwing tool. [citation needed] The francisca is a throwing axe associated
Throwing_axe
Sports based on running, jumping or throwing
jumping, and throwing. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some
Track_and_field
Idiomatic expression
Advanced English Idioms for Effective Communication, p. 52. "What Does "Throwing the Baby out with the Bath Water" Mean?". Wisegeek.com. Retrieved May 31
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
Don't_throw_the_baby_out_with_the_bathwater
Throwing of knives at targets for entertainment or sport
Knife throwing is an art, sport, combat skill, or variously an entertainment technique, involving an artist skilled in the art of throwing knives, the
Knife_throwing
Tool to give more leverage when throwing a spear-like projectile
A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin throwing, and includes a
Spear-thrower
English punk band
Around. NME magazine described Throwing Up as "London's latest DIY shit-storm", whilst Maximumrocknroll said "Throwing Up make super cool snarly stripped-down
Throwing_Up
American fashion podcast
2025. "Throwing Fits Puts the Best of the GANT Archive on Display in NYC". Highsnobiety. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2025. "Throwing Fits for
Throwing_Fits
Murders from criminal rock-throwing in Michigan and Ohio, USA
youths throwing rocks at vehicles. List of homicides in Michigan Martindale, Mark (July 16, 2018). "4 of 5 teens accept plea deal in I-75 rock-throwing death"
2017 Interstate 75 rock-throwing murders
2017_Interstate_75_rock-throwing_murders
Single-handed throw of an object from above the shoulder
overhead motions. Water Polo Javelin throw Shot put Dodgeball Axe Throwing Frequent use of the overhead throwing motion at high performance levels, such
Overhand_throw
Comedy podcast and TV show
of Throwing Shade on November 9, 2011. On March 5, 2012, it was announced that Throwing Shade was joining the Maximum Fun podcast network. Throwing Shade
Attitudes!
International athletics championship event
The European Throwing Cup (known as European Cup Winter Throwing until 2015) is an annual continental athletics competition for athletes specialising
European_Throwing_Cup
Track and field athletics event
predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic
Javelin_throw
Japanese modern martial art
jūdōgi; obilit. 'judo attire'). The objective of competitive judo is to throwing an opponent forcefully onto their backs, immobilize them with a pin, or
Judo
Jewish Israeli stone throwing refers to rock-throwing activity by Jewish Israelis in Mandatory Palestine, Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem
Jewish_Israeli_stone_throwing
Martial arts term for a grappling technique
martial arts, a throw is a grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent, and throwing them to the ground. Throws are a subset of
Throw_(grappling)
1987 single by Grateful Dead
com/article/grateful-dead-throwing-stones-new-years-eve-1987-video https://www.jambase.com/article/songs-of-their-own-west-end-blend-throwing-stones https://www
Throwing_Stones
American football player (born 1983)
2005 NFL draft as he had posted impressive numbers as a junior with Cal, throwing for 2,320 yards with a 67.5 completion rate in the regular season. He threw
Aaron_Rodgers
International Sporting League
The World Axe Throwing League (WATL) is a global governing body of urban axe throwing. WATL was founded in 2017 by representatives from Canada, the United
World_Axe_Throwing_League
Illegal bowling action in the sport
remove the throwing evil, had a very healthy effect on the game." Sydney Pardon, the editor of Wisden, accused quick bowler Ernest Jones of throwing during
Throwing_(cricket)
Act of throwing someone out of a window
Defenestration (from Neo-Latin de fenestrā) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident
Defenestration
Performing voices through a puppet to seem independent of the speaker
indianexpress.com. New Delhi. Retrieved August 24, 2022. "Jeff Dunham throws his voice into stardom". Los Angeles Times. 4 November 2009. "Return of
Ventriloquism
Involuntary, forceful expulsion of stomach contents, typically via the mouth
Vomiting (scientifically known as emesis, and otherwise known as puking, and throwing up) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through
Vomiting
2001 studio album by Luti-Kriss
Throwing Myself is the only studio album under the name Luti-Kriss. It was released in 2001 on Solid State Records. After the release of this album, the
Throwing_Myself
Type of grappling hold
cornermen, the cornerman can also stop the fight by "throwing in the towel" (either by literally throwing in a towel or by verbalizing to the official), which
Submission_(combat_sports)
Spanish tomato fighting festival
participants and the festival: Do not throw anything but tomatoes Do not tear clothes Squash tomatoes before throwing them to avoid hurting others Keep a
La_Tomatina
Topics referred to by the same term
Throwing stars may refer to: Shuriken, a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing "Throwing Stars," a
Throwing_stars
Device that casts a line to a remote position
of different sizes to be used as line throwers. The 2+1⁄2-inch-bore (64 mm) gun became the standard line-throwing gun and came to be known as the Lyle
Line_thrower
Event in track and field athletics
discus throwing is quite difficult to master and needs much experience to perfect; thus most top throwers are 30 years old or more. The discus throw is sometimes
Discus_throw
Sport in which participants throw mobile phones
Mobile phone throwing is an international sport that began in Finland in the year 2000. It's a sport in which participants throw mobile phones and are
Mobile_phone_throwing
Idiomatic phrase in English
To "throw (someone) under the bus" is an idiomatic phrase in English meaning to blame or abandon a person for selfish reasons. It is typically used to
Throw_under_the_bus
Method of restarting play in association football
from touch, any one of the same side who at such moment of kicking or throwing is nearer to the opponents' goal-line, is out of play "International Football
Throw-in
Short story by Loren Eiseley
picking up a starfish and very gently throwing them into the ocean. "Young lady," he asked, "Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" "The sun is
The_Star_Thrower
Sporting organization for knife throwing
The World Knife Throwing League (WKTL) is a sports organization that hopes to be the ruling body for commercial knife throwing venues. WKTL was founded
World_Knife_Throwing_League
Sport involving throwing a Wellington boot
Welly throwing, also known as welly hoying, welly wanging and boot throwing, is a sport in which competitors are required to throw a Wellington boot as
Welly_wanging
Throwable Japanese concealed weapon
is said to have won a duel by throwing his short sword at his opponent, killing him. Shuriken are also known as throwing stars, or ninja stars, although
Shuriken
2014 criminal incident in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Preceded Rock Throwing". The Daily Item. Sunbury, PA. August 20, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2015. Beauge, John (August 5, 2014). "I-80 Rock-Throwing Was Part
Interstate_80_rock_throwing
Form of violent assault
attack, also called acid throwing, vitriol attack, or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault involving the act of throwing acid or a similarly corrosive
Acid_attack
Combined track and field event
five events; the four Olympic throwing events hammer throw, shot put, discus throw and javelin throw, plus the weight throw. Along with the Swedish Castorama
Throws_pentathlon
Craft of making objects from clay
for one-of-a-kind works of art. The potter's wheel: In a process called "throwing" (coming from the Old English word thrawan which means to twist or turn)
Pottery
Term for insulting a person
Crawford, without throwing a shade on the Admiral." According to gender studies scholar John C. Hawley, the expression "throwing shade" was used in the
Throw_shade
Electrochemical process for coating with metal
Harring-Blum throwing power 100% × (L − M) / L = −20%. Other conventions include the Heatley throwing power 100% × (L − M) / (L − 1), Field throwing power 100%
Electroplating
Throwing of buns
holds an annual kitchel (bun) throwing on the third Thursday of each May to celebrate the town's mayor. A bun throwing on 7 May 2023, attended by a crowd
Abingdon_bun_throwing
1980 feminist essay by Iris Marion Young
" This concept results in the phrase, "throwing like a girl"; although women are physically capable of throwing, and performing other physical tasks, successfully
Throwing_Like_a_Girl
Type of light spear designed to be thrown by hand
the lower end of the javelin: it allowed the javelin thrower to recover his javelin after throwing it. Egyptian military trained from a young age in special
Javelin
Annual event in Ramsbottom, England
"Ramsbottom World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Calendar Customs. Retrieved 10 July 2017. "World Black Pudding Throwing Championships - everything
World Black Pudding Throwing Championships
World_Black_Pudding_Throwing_Championships
Surname list
Look up thrower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thrower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ben Thrower (born 2000), French Horn
Thrower
Collusion to secretly predetermine the outcome of a sports match
organized sports, match fixing (also known as game fixing, race fixing, throwing, rigging, hippodroming, or more generally sports fixing) is the act of
Match_fixing
Topics referred to by the same term
Throwing Shade is a TV show. It may also refer to: "Throwing Shade", song by Abe Vigoda from the album Crush (2010) "Throwing Shade", song by Lil Baby
Throwing Shade (disambiguation)
Throwing_Shade_(disambiguation)
Fictional device used in the Batman franchise
own gimmick, the "circle-a". A Throwing Bird—colloquially referred to as a "Birdarang"—is a roughly bird-shaped throwing weapon used by Robin as a non-lethal
Batarang
Throwing Knives is a collection of short stories by Molly Best Tinsley, first published on 1 February 2000. It was awarded the 2001 Oregon Book Award for
Throwing_Knives
Topics referred to by the same term
Throwing Muses is an American musical group. Throwing Muses may also refer to: Throwing Muses (1986 album) Throwing Muses (2003 album) This disambiguation
Throwing Muses (disambiguation)
Throwing_Muses_(disambiguation)
Sports organization
The World Egg Throwing Federation is an organization that promotes the sport of egg throwing. It promotes a number of different variations of games including
World_Egg_Throwing_Federation
Strike with the point of the elbow
leaving his team short handed. In basketball, elbowing a player, or "throwing 'bows," counts as a foul. An improper elbow strike, or an elbow strike
Elbow_(strike)
Small explosive weapon that typically is thrown by hand
a transport safety. The user removes the transport safety pins before throwing, and once the grenade leaves the hand the arming safety gets released,
Grenade
1986 single by Genesis
extensively." "Throwing It All Away" – 3:41 "I'd Rather Be You" – 3:57 "Throwing It All Away" – 3:41 "Do The Neurotic" (Edit) – 5:21 "Throwing It All Away"
Throwing_It_All_Away
Throwing game
a specific board design and set of rules. Darts is both a professional throwing sport and a traditional pub game. Darts is commonly played in the British
Darts
2025 prosecution in Washington, D.C.
Columbia on the charge of assaulting or impeding a federal officer for throwing a Subway sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington
Trial_of_Sean_Dunn
ISBN 978-0-19-258290-4. "Definition of BONE-THROWING". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020. "Definition of Bone-Throwing by Oxford Dictionary". Lexico
Methods_of_divination
Type of fishing net
from a riverbank On a lake in Indonesia Throwing a net on the Euphrates There are also optional net throwers that can make casting easier. These look
Cast_net
Type of bar entertainment
historical human fascination with throwing living beings – whether roosters, foxes, or people – as a form of entertainment. Throwing at roosters and fox tossing
Dwarf-tossing
1986 studio album by Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses is the 1986 debut album of the band Throwing Muses, released on British independent label 4AD. This was the first album by an American
Throwing_Muses_(1986_album)
Techniques of throwing opponent in karate
Gichin Funakoshi led to throwing techniques being introduced in shotokan and Kenwa Mabuni. The inspiration for shito-ryu's throwing techniques also included
Karate_throws
Italian politician
eventually shifted her focus to throwing events under the guidance of coach Valter Superina, himself a former hammer thrower. Salis's first national successes
Silvia_Salis
2012 incident in Taipei, Taiwan
Chen Tai-an and Zeng Bo-jin were labeled the “feces-throwing teenagers”and the **“feces-throwing duo.”* Chen Tai-an's father, Chen Wan-tian, was the vice
Ximending student feces-throwing incident
Ximending_student_feces-throwing_incident
Chinese card game
done in specific sets. The characters in Guandan (摜蛋/掼蛋) literally mean "Throwing Eggs". The second character is a homophone of the character 弹, meaning
Guandan
2015 song from the musical Hamilton
because Hamilton does, indeed, throw away his shot in the fatal duel with Aaron Burr. Deadline notes that "I am not throwing away my shot" becomes Hamilton's
My_Shot
Tabletop game
Throw Throw Burrito is a tabletop game created by Matthew Inman, Brian Spence, and Elan Lee, the creators of the previous game Exploding Kittens. Players
Throw_Throw_Burrito
distinguished from an error. It could be throwing to the wrong base, missing the cut-off, running into an obvious out, or throwing a pitch into the batter's "hot
Glossary_of_baseball_terms
Baseball pitch
how to make one hop. One method of throwing the sinker is to simply grip the baseball along the two seams and throw it similar to a fastball. Some pitchers
Sinker_(pitch)
Introduction of a distracting topic
campaigner describes as "throwing a dead cat on the table, mate". That is because there is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the
Dead_cat_strategy
American animal rights activist
March 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2010. Mount, Mike (13 June 2008). "Puppy-throwing Marine is removed from Corps". CNN. Retrieved 3 February 2010. Rose Hayes
Chris_DeRose
Game of skill in the lawn game category
or metal. In horseshoes, there are two ways to score: by throwing "ringers" or by throwing the horseshoe nearest to the stake. A ringer is a horseshoe
Horseshoes_(game)
1917 Australian political attack
and the egg throwing incident is considered a catalyst for its creation. In November 2007, the 90th anniversary of the Warwick egg-throwing incident was
Billy Hughes egg-throwing incident
Billy_Hughes_egg-throwing_incident
"Throwing Muses". Official Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2023. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1986/Music-Week-1986-08-30.pdf "Throwing
Throwing_Muses_discography
1996 studio album by Throwing Muses
Limbo is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band Throwing Muses, released on Rykodisc in 1996. It was recorded at the New Orleans
Limbo_(Throwing_Muses_album)
Global Organization
Axe Throwing League, the National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF) became its own organization in 2017 to promote and regulate the sport of axe throwing and
National Axe Throwing Federation
National_Axe_Throwing_Federation
US restaurant chain
was Norman who started the tradition of throwing rolls to customers. In 1981 he explained, "I started throwing rolls about four years ago when we were
Lambert's_Cafe
English metaphorical idiom
there was one in our dining room out in Ohio, of the people in the sleigh throwing the baby out to the wolves that were chasing them." Drs. P's 1974 song
Throw_to_the_wolves
American baseball player (born 1992)
following week, Syndergaard was ejected from a Mets–Dodgers game after throwing a pitch behind the back of Chase Utley in a move that was believed to be
Noah_Syndergaard
Baseball statistic
understandable due to the difficulty of throwing out runners. If the runner takes an additional base due to the wild throw, an error is charged for that advance
Fielding_error
Machine used in the shaping of round ceramic ware
can quickly throw a vessel from up to 15 kg (30 lb) of clay. Alternatively, by throwing a vessel and adding coils of clay then throwing again, pots may
Potter's_wheel
2008 incident in Baghdad, Iraq
marriage. Comedic adaptions of the shoe throwing incident were featured on Afghan television, and in online shoe-throwing games such as "Sock and Awe". On 29
George W. Bush shoe-throwing incident
George_W._Bush_shoe-throwing_incident
THROWING
THROWING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from a medieval throwing game, known as hurlebat(te).
Biblical
fearing, or seeing, or throwing down, death
Girl/Female
Biblical
Fear, or throwing down, of the Lord.
Girl/Female
Biblical
High, throwing down.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. Reaney gives it as a variant of Mangnall, which he derives from Old French mangonelle, a war engine for throwing stones. It may alternatively be identical in origin with the German name in 2 below, but there is no evidence of its introduction to Britain as a personal name by the Normans, which is normally the case for English surnames derived from Continental Germanic personal names.German and French : from a Germanic personal name Managwald, composed of the elements manag ‘much’ + wald ‘rule’.
Male
Greek
(ΚαπανεÏÏ‚) Greek name KAPANEUS means "arrogant." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Seven Against Thebes. He is said to have had a body of immense size and strength, but he was notoriously arrogant and was eventually struck and killed by a thunderbolt sent by Zeus. His wife Euadne committed suicide by throwing herself on his funeral pyre.Â
Girl/Female
Biblical
Fearing, or seeing, or throwing down, death.
Girl/Female
Biblical
My height, throwing forth waters.
Biblical
fear, or throwing down, of Jehovah
Biblical
my height; throwing forth waters
Biblical
high; throwing down
Surname or Lastname
English
English : in part probably a metonymic occupational name for a soldier in charge of a catapult- or bow-like machine used for throwing heavy missiles, Old French espringalle, Anglo-French springalde. However, Reaney and Wilson, believe the Middle English word springal(d) (which appears to have contributed to the surname), to have a different derivation, perhaps a nickname for a young man, a stripling, from spring (see Spring).
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : occupational name for someone who made silk thread from raw silk, from an agent derivative of Middle English thrÅw(en) (Old English þrÄwan ‘to twist’). From the 13th century the verb began to be used in its modern sense, including throwing clay in pottery, and so in some cases the surname may have originated as an occupational name for a potter.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Fear, or throwing down, of the Lord.
THROWING
THROWING
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful, Elegant
Male
Arthurian
, lord of the Misty Lake.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Ship in the Navy
Boy/Male
Sikh
Saint, Holy person, Tranquility
Girl/Female
German
Strength of a Spear; Diminutive of Gertrude
Boy/Male
Teutonic German
Rules the home.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian
Way Formality; Way Steps
Boy/Male
Greek
From the flower by the same name. In Greek legend, the hyacinth sprouted from the blood of the...
Boy/Male
Tamil
Great
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Chief; Prime
THROWING
THROWING
THROWING
THROWING
THROWING
v. t.
To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Throw
n.
A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.
n.
A kind of small hand-pump for throwing a stream of liquid, or for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small cylindrical barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic material, with or without valves, and with a nozzle which is sometimes at the end of a flexible tube; -- used for injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc.
n.
A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk.
n.
A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a hanging; -- so called from the practice of causing the criminal to stand on a ladder which was turned over, so throwing him off, when the signal was given.
n.
The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission.
n.
A workman employed in silk throwing.
v. t.
To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
n.
An incessant motion of a horse's head, neck, and body, from side to side, fancied to resemble the motion of a hand weaver in throwing the shuttle.
n.
A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball.
n.
The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.
n.
One who throws. Specifically: (a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
n.
An instrument for dilating certain passages of the body, and throwing light within them, thus facilitating examination or surgical operations.
n.
A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force.
v. t.
To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them.
v. t.
An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.
n.
A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at.
v. i.
To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.