Definition of Throw away

1. Verb. Throw or cast away. "Put away your worries"

Exact synonyms: Cast Aside, Cast Away, Cast Out, Chuck Out, Discard, Dispose, Fling, Put Away, Throw Out, Toss, Toss Away, Toss Out
Specialized synonyms: Unlearn, Deep-six, Give It The Deep Six, Jettison, Junk, Scrap, Trash, Waste, Dump, Retire, Abandon, Liquidize, Sell Out, Sell Up, De-access, Close Out
Generic synonyms: Get Rid Of, Remove
Derivative terms: Discard, Discard, Disposal, Disposition, Fling

2. Verb. Get rid of. "Shed your clothes"
Exact synonyms: Cast, Cast Off, Drop, Shake Off, Shed, Throw, Throw Off
Specialized synonyms: Exuviate, Molt, Moult, Shed, Slough, Abscise, Exfoliate, Autotomise, Autotomize
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw

Definition of Throw away

1. Verb. (transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To waste, to squander. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Throw Away

throw-ins
throw-off
throw-offs
throw-out
throw-up
throw-weight
throw a bone to
throw a fit
throw a party
throw a sickie
throw a spanner in the works
throw a tantrum
throw a wobbly
throw an eye
throw aside
throw away
throw away the key
throw back
throw caution to the wind
throw chunks
throw cold water on
throw dirt
throw dirt enough, and some will stick
throw down
throw down one's tools
throw down the gauntlet
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
throw for a loop
throw good money after bad

Literary usage of Throw away

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden (1906)
"KL To throw away: weh, Sen. Ci. ; weh, Jak. Malac. ; eg "throw it away over there," weh 'ng ... AI To throw away ; to remove : huib, Sem. Buk. Max. ..."

2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1881)
"throw away YOUR PEN! THE REMINGTON TYPE-WRITER Will do your writing in a better manner and in half the time. Adopted for correspondence and Literary work by ..."

3. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1882)
"throw away YOUR PEN! THE REMINGTON TYPE-WRITER Will do your writing in a better manner and in half the time. Adopted for correspondence and Literary work by ..."

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