send vs throw

send

verb
  • To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand. 

  • To care. 

  • To make a successful ascent of a sport climbing route. 

  • To excite, delight, or thrill (someone). 

  • To pitch. 

  • To bring to a certain condition. 

  • To cause to be or to happen; to bring, bring about; (archaic) to visit: (Referring to blessing or reward) To bestow; to grant. (Referring to curse or punishment) To inflict. Sometimes followed by a dependent proposition. 

  • To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone). 

noun
  • An operation in which data is transmitted. 

  • An icon (usually on a computer screen and labeled with the word "Send") on which one clicks (with a mouse or its equivalent) or taps to transmit an email or other electronic message. 

  • A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride. 

  • A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track. 

  • A successful ascent of a sport climbing route. 

throw

verb
  • To project or send forth. 

  • To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery. 

  • To install (a bridge). 

  • To eject or cause to fall off. 

  • To put on hastily; to spread carelessly. 

  • Synonym of pass 

  • Of animals: to give birth to (young). 

  • To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower. 

  • To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver. 

  • To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing. 

  • To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever). 

  • To deliver. 

  • To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air. 

  • To roll (a die or dice). 

  • To discard. 

  • To send desperately. 

  • To imprison. 

  • To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else. 

  • To show sudden emotion, especially anger. 

  • To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it. 

  • To move to another position or condition; to displace. 

  • To confuse or mislead. 

  • To organize an event, especially a party. 

  • To intentionally lose a game. 

  • To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel. 

noun
  • The flight of a thrown object. 

  • The act of throwing something. 

  • One's ability to throw. 

  • A distance travelled; displacement. 

  • A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance. 

  • A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing. 

  • The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows. 

How often have the words send and throw occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )