Dictionary

throw away en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From throw + away. First attested in the late 14c.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
   • Don't throw the newspaper away, it goes in the recycle bin!
   • He wanted to throw away the cup, but he couldn't find a trash can.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To waste, to squander.
   • Mama, life has just begun. / But now I've gone and thrown it all away. 1975, Freddie Mercury, “Bohemian Rhapsody” (song), in Queen (band), A Night at the Opera (album)
   • Chelsea threw away two points when substitute Salomon Kalou gifted Valencia a penalty five minutes from time with a needless handball. 2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:
   • The team threw away its chance at the semifinals.
   • Voting for a third-party candidate sometimes feels like throwing your vote away.
3. (slang) To intentionally throw an incomplete pass.
4. (idiomatic) To give lightly, in an offhand manner.
   • As Gilly plays sitcom wife, reading aloud from a book while Sam tries to read his own across the table, she throws away a line about someone named Maynard once having annulled the marriage of someone named Prince Raggar and remarrying him in the same ceremony in Dorne. 2017 August 13, Brandon Nowalk, “Oldtown offers one last game-changing secret as Game Of Thrones goes behind enemy lines (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club:

Forms

Deriveds

throw-away · throw money away · throw away the key · throwaway

Synonyms

see at discard

Translations (80)

hy շպրտել (discard or dispose of) · no kaste (discard or dispose of) · ru вы́кинуть (discard or dispose of) · de fortwerfen (discard or dispose of) · pt jogar fora (discard or dispose of) · km បោះចោល (discard or dispose of) · ka გადაგდება (discard or dispose of) · ja 捨てる (discard or dispose of) · sv kasta bort (discard or dispose of) · bg изхвърлям (discard or dispose of) · grc ἀποβάλλω (discard or dispose of) · id buang (discard or dispose of) · cmn 扔 (discard or dispose of) · sip ཀོས (discard or dispose of) · es tirar (discard or dispose of) · apc زت (discard or dispose of) · es echar (discard or dispose of) · ar طَرَحَ (discard or dispose of) · ckb فڕێدان (discard or dispose of) · ru вы́бросить (discard or dispose of) · ca llençar (discard or dispose of) · ajp رمى (discard or dispose of) · cs vyhodit (discard or dispose of) · it buttare via (discard or dispose of) · pl wyrzucać (discard or dispose of) · hy գցել (discard or dispose of) · az atıb-tullamaq (discard or dispose of) · pl wyrzucić (discard or dispose of) · fr rejeter (discard or dispose of) · es botar (discard or dispose of) · cmn 棄置 /弃置 (discard or dispose of) · fa دور انداختن (discard or dispose of) · ja 棄てる (discard or dispose of) · ast botar (discard or dispose of) · ru выки́дывать (discard or dispose of) · he הִשְׁלִיךְ (discard or dispose of) · hy դեն նետել (discard or dispose of) · uk викида́ти (discard or dispose of) · ang onweġ weorpan (discard or dispose of) · sq hedh (discard or dispose of) · fi heittää vesilintua (discard or dispose of) · eo forĵeti (discard or dispose of) · uk ви́кинути (discard or dispose of) · cmn 扔掉 (discard or dispose of) · bo དོར་བ (discard or dispose of) · ru выбра́сывать (discard or dispose of) · mn татгалзах (discard or dispose of) · te పారవేయుట (discard or dispose of) · ka გადაყრა (discard or dispose of) · nl weggooien (discard or dispose of) · la abiciō (discard or dispose of) · ajp كبّ (discard or dispose of) · vi bỏ đi (discard or dispose of) · sq zhduk (discard or dispose of) · zdj ulatsa (discard or dispose of) · ml ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക (discard or dispose of) · pt deitar fora (discard or dispose of) · sq flak (discard or dispose of) · tr atmak (discard or dispose of) · ajp زتّ (discard or dispose of) · az tullamaq (discard or dispose of) · fr jeter (discard or dispose of) · az atmaq (discard or dispose of) · vi vứt bỏ (discard or dispose of) · cs vyhazovat (discard or dispose of) · de wegwerfen (discard or dispose of) · dlm botur (discard or dispose of) · fi heittää pois (discard or dispose of) · vi vứt (discard or dispose of) · apc كبّ (discard or dispose of) · vi vất (discard or dispose of) · es desechar (discard or dispose of) · fi heittää menemään (discard or dispose of) · hu eldob (discard or dispose of) · hy թափել (discard or dispose of) · th ทิ้ง (discard or dispose of) · fi heittää roskiin (discard or dispose of) · qu wikch'uy (discard or dispose of) · ro arunca (discard or dispose of) · ko 버리다 (discard or dispose of)