US consumers throw away around 100 billion plastic bags annually.
She threw away a promising political career by daring to speak out against her party.
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throw sth out — UK US throw sth out Phrasal Verb with throw({{}}/θrəʊ/ verb [T] (threw, thrown) ► if a court or other authority throws out a claim, decision, plan, etc., it refuses to accept it: throw out a case/lawsuit/charge »The case was thrown out of court… … Financial and business terms
ˌthrow sth ˈout — phrasal verb same as throw sth away I ve thrown out my old boots.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
throw something away — 1 she hated throwing old clothes away: DISCARD, throw out, dispose of, get rid of, do away with, toss out, scrap, throw on the scrap heap, clear out, dump, jettison; … Useful english dictionary
ˌthrow sth aˈway — phrasal verb 1) to get rid of something that you no longer want Have you thrown the papers away?[/ex] 2) to waste something such as an opportunity or advantage They lost the game after throwing away a two goal lead.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
throw — [θrəʊ ǁ θroʊ] verb threw PASTTENSE [θruː] thrown PASTPART [θrəʊn ǁ θroʊn] [transitive] 1. throw money at to try to solve a problem by spending a lot of money, without really thinking about the problem: • There is no point throwing money at the… … Financial and business terms
throw — 1 verb past threw past participle thrown 1 THROW A BALL/STONE ETC (I, T) to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by moving your hand quickly: throw sth at/to/towards etc: Someone threw a stone at the car. | Cromartie throws… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
throw*/*/*/ — [θrəʊ] (past tense threw [θruː] ; past participle thrown [θrəʊn] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to make something leave your hand and move through the air, by moving your arm quickly Kids were throwing stones at the windows.[/ex] She threw the ball to the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse … Dictionary of contemporary English
throw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Throw is used before these nouns: ↑cushion, ↑pillow Throw is used after these nouns: ↑judo {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ angrily ▪ carelessly … Collocations dictionary
chuck something away — ˌchuck sthaˈway | ˌchuck sthˈout derived (informal) to throw sth away • Those old clothes can be chucked out. Main entry: ↑chuckderived … Useful english dictionary
