throw out
Definition of throw out
transitive verb
1a : to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected mannerb : 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 outb : to cause to project : extend
8 : confuse, disconcert automobiles in line blocking the road … threw the whole schedule out — F. D. Roosevelt
throw out the baby with the bathwater
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Examples of throw out in a Sentence
the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref
would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?
First Known Use of throw out
15th century
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