An act of throwing.
In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
In soccer, a throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head. In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
A place for throwing.
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
(transitive) or (intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match. To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
To jump back in fear.
To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
Easily frightened; timid.
Embarrassed.
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
Short, insufficient or less than.
The act of throwing something.
The flight of a thrown object.
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.
To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
To install (a bridge).
To eject or cause to fall off.
To project or send forth.
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.