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View synonyms for throw out

throw out

verb

  1. to discard or reject
  2. to expel or dismiss, esp forcibly
  3. to construct (something projecting or prominent, such as a wing of a building)
  4. to put forward or offer

    the chairman threw out a new proposal

  5. to utter in a casual or indirect manner

    to throw out a hint

  6. to confuse or disconcert

    the noise threw his concentration out

  7. to give off or emit
  8. cricket (of a fielder) to put (the batsman) out by throwing the ball to hit the wicket
  9. baseball to make a throw to a teammate who in turn puts out (a base runner)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Near the end of his set, he squared up behind a mic and started throwing out long, passionate vocal lines in a language I can’t say I recognized.

However, the carrots were on shelves from mid-August through late October, so consumers should check their refrigerators and throw out or return any carrots which could be contaminated.

“I could feel free to throw out the most outlandish ideas, and Woody would just raise his eyebrows and go, ‘Uh-huh.’

And judges can throw out indictments that do not allege a true crime.

If he throws out the conviction, that will be the end of the case.

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