Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
- v. To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
- v. To offer an idea for consideration.
WordNet 3.0
- v. force to leave or move out
- v. throw or cast away
- v. bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- v. remove from a position or office
- v. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
Examples
“Young Shortland has moved in with Papa, and Balmain is furious because he has had to throw out a lot of his collection of specimens, which clutter up every corner of the great cabin.”
“The one piece of information he did throw out was that Mr. and Mrs. Van Slyke's marriage wasn't made in heaven.”
Blood Lure
“Since the more sadistic of the golf gods seemed to be in charge that day, he would end up in four bunkers in the first five holes, but though hed throw out an occasional Schiessa! he really handled things fairly well.”
“And the hole coming at me, couldn't throw out my hands to take the fall, grayness … blackness.”
Grave Surprise
“ Crossly she bit her lip, fuming in silence until they were clear of the town, the powerful car carrying them swiftly through the suburbs, where houses of all shapes and designs jostled one another, the scent of lime trees heavy on the evening air, when Raschid pressed the button to wind down his window and throw out the stub of the thin cigar he had been smoking.”
Falcon's Prey
“Grounding sharply to third, he was robbed of a hit by a diving Alex Rodriguez, who immediately hopped to his feet to easily throw out Guerrero.”
“The Hussars of Conflans were encamped to the south of the town, and it was their duty to throw out patrols and to make sure that no Spanish force was advancing from that quarter.”
“The day before, in Game 1, I saw Henry Aaron throw out the first pitch of the series.”
“Reaching back twenty-three years to a point where their season was down to their last strike, the Boston Red Sox trotted out Dave Henderson to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.”
“You can green your home as best you can, eat organic, avoid dry cleaning the clothes, throw out the solvents, and buy bedding sans flame retardants, but can you find that hallowed ground far from the chemical-driven American industrial machine?”
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