throw away

verb

threw away; thrown away; throwing away; throws away

transitive verb

1

a

: to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary

b

: discard sense 2b

2

a

: to use in a foolish or wasteful manner : squander

b

: to fail to take advantage of : waste

throw away an opportunity

3

: to make (something, such as a line in a play) unemphatic by casual delivery

Synonyms of throw away

• dump
• discard
• ditch
• unload
• lose

Examples of throw away in a Sentence

I should throw away that torn shirt.

if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use

Recent Examples on the Web

Investigators found blood inside the truck and later viewed security footage from a convenience store that Romanchenko entered showing him with apparent injuries to his hands and throwing away a plastic bag. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026

Cops can show up any time to throw away your belongings. —Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Nothing that can be saved gets thrown away. —Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Don’t wait to throw away trash, run the garbage disposal, or wash dirty countertops. —Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for throw away

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

throwaway

1 of 3 noun

throw·​away ˈthrō-ə-ˌwā 

: something that is or is designed to be thrown away especially after one use

throwaway

2 of 3 adjective

throw·​away

ˌthrō-ə-ˌwā

: designed to be thrown away : disposable

throwaway cans and bottles

throw away

3 of 3 verb

ˌthrō-ə-ˈwā

1

: to get rid of : discard

threw the old ones away

2

: squander, waste

careful not to throw money away