throw on

verb

threw on; thrown on; throwing on; throws on

1

: to quickly put on (a piece of clothing)

She threw on her coat and ran out the door.

Let me throw some shoes on.

2

: to cause (something) to work by moving a switch

He threw on the lights.

Examples of throw on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tank features a flowy square-neck style that could be dressed up with trouser shorts and wedge sandals for a night out or thrown on over a bikini with some denim shorts for a day of sightseeing. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026

Just throw on a lip gloss and add a statement bag to round it all out. — Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 6 July 2026

Flower petals are thrown on the coffins of Khamenei and his family members in Tehran on Monday. — Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026

Every wardrobe needs an oversized button-down shirt to throw on and go. — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for throw on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon