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Word entry · 5 letters

throw

Best crossword clue

"Toss through the air"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /θɹəʊ/Part of speech noun, verbSorted hortwStarts with TEnds with W2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Send through the air

Word origin

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”).

Used in a sentence

  • throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider
  • There the snake throws her enamelled skin.
  • throw the switch

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Toss through the air5 letters
02Send through the air5 letters

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