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throw on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To hastily put on (clothes).
    • He threw on a T-shirt and raced outside.
  2. (transitive) To activate, to turn on (a device etc.).
    • Could you please throw on the lights?
  3. (transitive) To start playing; to put on (a film, song etc.).
    • If you need something to keep you motivated, this is a good song to throw on. The chorus repeats "Chambea, jala," which means to keep hustling. 2024 May 13, Laura Hanrahan, “The 22 Best Bad Bunny Songs”, in Cosmopolitan:
    • I threw on a movie to pass the time.
  4. (transitive) To send or add desperately.
    • City, who lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury midway through the second half, threw on Sergio Aguero for his final appearance but there was no fairytale ending for the club's greatest goalscorer as Chelsea closed out the win. 2021 May 29, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
threw on Tense=Past lexicographic
throwing on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
throws on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
thrown on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (3)

pl narzucać (to hastily put on (clothes)) · hu felkap (to hastily put on (clothes)) · pl narzucić (to hastily put on (clothes))