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A scarf or shawl.
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Games A roll or cast of dice.
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Games The combination of numbers so obtained.
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Geology The amount of vertical displacement of a fault.
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verb-transitive
Games To discard or play (a card).
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Games To roll (a particular combination) with dice.
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Games To roll (dice).
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Informal To lose or give up (a contest, for example) purposely.
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To abandon oneself to; have: heard the news and threw a fit.
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phrasal-verb
Throw away Games To discard: threw away two aces.
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Throw away To fail to take advantage of: threw away a chance to make a fortune.
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Throw away To waste or use in a foolish way: threw away her inheritance.
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Throw back To cause to depend; make reliant.
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Throw back To hinder the progress of; check: The troops were thrown back.
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idiom
Throw cold water on To express misgivings about or disapproval of; discourage.
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Throw oneself at To make efforts to attract the interest or affection of (another).
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Throw the baby out with the bath water Slang To discard something valuable along with something not desired, usually unintentionally.
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Towel To admit defeat; give up.
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verb-intransitive
To cast, fling, or hurl something.
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