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throw out

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌθroʊ ˈaʊt/ · UK /ˌθrəʊ ˈaʊt/

throw out means: To get rid of something you no longer want or need, usually by putting it in the rubbish.

verb

GET RID OFA2

To get rid of something you no longer want or need, usually by putting it in the rubbish.

  • Throw out the empty bottle.
  • We threw out all the food that had gone bad.
  • Why did you throw my old shoes out?

How to use it: throw out something / throw something out (She threw the broken lamp out.)

Similar words: throw away, discard, get rid of

Opposites: keep

Common phrases: throw out old clothes, throw out something

EXPELB2

To force someone to leave a place, job, or group.

  • The guard threw him out.
  • Can the club throw out a member?
  • She was thrown out of the meeting for shouting.

How to use it: throw someone out of something (They threw him out of the club.)

Similar words: kick out, expel, dismiss

Common phrases: throw out someone, throw out a member

SUGGESTB2

To suggest an idea so other people can think about it.

  • She threw out an idea.
  • Let me throw out a possible solution.
  • Have you thrown out any suggestions yet?

How to use it: throw something out there (Let me throw an idea out there.)

Similar words: suggest, propose

Common phrases: throw out ideas, throw out a suggestion

THROW OUTSIDEA2

To send something through the air from inside a place to outside it.

  • Throw the ball out of the window.
  • She threw a rope out to the people below.
  • Someone threw a stone out through the open door.

How to use it: throw something out of something (He threw the ball out of the window.)

Similar words: toss out

Common phrases: throw out a rope, throw out through something

PRODUCE RANDOMLYC1

To produce things without a clear order or careful control.

  • The program keeps throwing out errors.
  • The machine threw out a stream of random numbers.
  • Why does this system throw out strange results?

Similar words: produce, generate

Common phrases: throw out errors, throw out random numbers

CASUAL REMARKC1

To say something casually, without thinking carefully about it.

  • He threw out a careless remark.
  • She throws out jokes without thinking.
  • He had thrown out the suggestion almost as a joke.

Similar words: remark, toss out

Common phrases: throw out remarks, throw out a comment

Questions about throw out

What does throw out mean?

To get rid of something you no longer want or need, usually by putting it in the rubbish.

What is throw out in other languages?

Türkçe: atmak · Español: tirar · Français: jeter · Deutsch: wegwerfen · Italiano: buttare via · 日本語: 捨てる

How do you pronounce throw out?

In American English /ˌθroʊ ˈaʊt/; in British English /ˌθrəʊ ˈaʊt/.

How do you use throw out in a sentence?

Throw out the empty bottle. We threw out all the food that had gone bad.

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