threw out; thrown out; throwing out; throws out
Definition of throw out
1a
: 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
7a
: 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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Synonyms for throw out
Synonyms
- banish,
- boot (out),
- bounce,
- cast out,
- chase,
- dismiss,
- drum (out),
- eject,
- expel,
- extrude,
- kick out,
- oust,
- out,
- rout,
- run off,
- turf (out)
- [chiefly British],
- turn out
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“Throw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20out. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of throw out was in the 15th century
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