Definition of throw out
transitive verb
1 a
: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
7 a
: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)
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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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