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throw (THROH) (verb)
1. To cause confusion or to cause a fall: "She was afraid she would throw her opponent during the debate by asking about a very sensitive issue."
3. To roll or to cast something: "He watched the man throw a pair of snake eyes when he rolled the dice."
"It was easy for the horse to throw the rider because she was not holding the reins properly."
2. To put someone or something in a position or situation: "She was sure that when her little sister got home, she would throw her arms around the tree in the front yard because she would be so happy."3. To roll or to cast something: "He watched the man throw a pair of snake eyes when he rolled the dice."
throe (THROH) (noun)
1. An experience of a spasm or a pain: "She was in the throe of her first love affair because her boyfriend broke up with her."
2. A difficult struggle or experience: "The economic throe of the nation is reflected in the struggle experienced by the artistic community."
2. A difficult struggle or experience: "The economic throe of the nation is reflected in the struggle experienced by the artistic community."
I thought I would throw a temper tantrum if we had to face the throe of a flat tire while we were crossing the dessert.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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Units related to:
“throw”
(Greek: throw, send, put; that which is thrown)
(Latin: throw, send, fling, hurl, cast; gush; spurt)
(Greek: devil, demon [literally, "to throw across;" then, "to attack, to slander"])
(Greek > Latin: that which is thrust into something; wedge, stopper; interpolation, obstruction; from "throw in" or "throw into")
(Greek: vomit; barf; puke; regurgitate, "throw up")
(Latin: to send, to let go, to cause to go; to throw, to hurl, to cast)
(Greek > Latin: a prefix signifying before; forward, forth; for, in favor of; in front of; in place of, on behalf of; according to; as, to place before; to go before or forward, to throw forward)
(Greek > Latin: literally, "something thrown forward, to throw forward")
Word Entries containing the term:
“throw”
to pitch or to throw someone a curve (verb) (no other tenses)
To surprise someone, usually with an unexpected and unwelcome question or a sudden response.
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curvi-, curv-
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