throw out

throw out
or[toss out] {v.} 1. To put somewhere to be destroyed because not wanted. * /He didn't need the brush anymore so he threw it out./ Syn.: THROW AWAY(1). 2. To refuse to accept. * /The inspector tossed out all the parts that didn't work./ 3. To force to leave; dismiss. * /When the employees complained too loudly, the owner threw them out./ Syn.: KICK OUT, TURN OUT(1). 4. To cause to be out in baseball by throwing the ball. * /The shortstop tossed the runner out./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • throw out — throw (someone) out to force someone to leave. At least four kids have been thrown out of school for cheating on exams. The worst part of Edsel s job is having to throw out the drunks when the bar closes …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw out — ► throw out 1) discard as unwanted. 2) expel unceremoniously. 3) (of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject. 4) cause numbers or calculations to become inaccurate. Main Entry: ↑throw …   English terms dictionary

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  • throw out — index discharge (dismiss), dislodge, displace (remove), eject (evict), eject (expel) …   Law dictionary

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  • throw-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: throw out 1. : an act or instance of throwing out 2. : one that is rejected or discarded the attack on the government was led by envious throw outs George Orwell the throw outs of ten generations, hou …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms throw out : present tense I/you/we/they throw out he/she/it throws out present participle throwing out past tense threw out past participle thrown out 1) same as throw away 1) I ve thrown out my old boots. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • throw out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discharge, throw away, reject; see discard , oust . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. throw away, dispose of, dump, discard, scrap, cast off, dispense with, junk, jettison. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To let go or get …   English dictionary for students

  • throw out — 1) see throw away 1) 2) PHRASAL VERB If a judge throws out a case, he or she rejects it and the accused person does not have to stand trial. [V P n (not pron)] The defense wants the district Judge to throw out the case. [Also V n P] 3) PHRASAL… …   English dictionary

  • throw out — verb a) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away. Just throw out that pen if it doesnt write anymore. b) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or …   Wiktionary

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