throw out
verb
threw out; thrown out; throwing out; throws out
1
a
: to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner
b
: to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary
2
: to give expression to : utter
threw out a remark … that utterly confounded him—
Jean Stafford
Jean Stafford3
: to dismiss from acceptance or consideration : reject
the testimony was thrown out
4
: to make visible or manifest : display
the signal was thrown out for the … fleet to prepare for action—Archibald Duncan
Archibald Duncan5
: to leave behind : outdistance
6
: to give forth from within : emit
7
a
: to send out
b
: to cause to project : extend
8
: confuse, disconcert
automobiles in line blocking the road … threw the whole schedule out—F. D. Roosevelt
F. D. Roosevelt9
: to cause to stand out : make prominent
10
: to make a throw that enables a teammate to put out (a base runner)
Synonyms
Examples of throw out in a Sentence
the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref
would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?
Recent Examples on the Web
The Trump campaign paid for recounts of votes in Milwaukee and Dane counties in 2020, and his legal team sought unsuccessfully to have thousands of absentee ballots thrown out in both counties.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
Baldwin’s lawyers filed their first motion to throw out the indictment in March, alleging numerous abuses of the grand jury process.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 May 2024
Then immediately throw out the bird, mask and gloves, and thoroughly wash your hands.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 8 May 2024
Hernandez even chipped in with his defense, throwing out Matt Olson at second base after the Braves’ standout tried to stretch his hit off the right-field wall into a double.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 5 May 2024
The judge threw out Doerman’s confession in March after determining he was not properly advised of his Miranda rights.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
The former Playboy model thought Seal had to be Corey Feldman, while the rest of the panel threw out Macaulay Culkin and Jerry O’Connell.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Weinstein, 72, the former Hollywood producer, one of whose two rape convictions an appeals court dramatically threw out Thursday, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after he was checked out by doctors on arrival at Rikers, his attorney Arthur Aidala said.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
Released last month, the new Global E-Waste Monitor shows the staggering scale of the e-waste crisis, which reached a new record in 2022 when the world threw out 62 million metric tons of electronics.
—Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
Baldwin’s lawyers filed their first motion to throw out the indictment in March, alleging numerous abuses of the grand jury process.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 May 2024
Then immediately throw out the bird, mask and gloves, and thoroughly wash your hands.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 8 May 2024
Hernandez even chipped in with his defense, throwing out Matt Olson at second base after the Braves’ standout tried to stretch his hit off the right-field wall into a double.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 5 May 2024
The judge threw out Doerman’s confession in March after determining he was not properly advised of his Miranda rights.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
The former Playboy model thought Seal had to be Corey Feldman, while the rest of the panel threw out Macaulay Culkin and Jerry O’Connell.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Weinstein, 72, the former Hollywood producer, one of whose two rape convictions an appeals court dramatically threw out Thursday, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after he was checked out by doctors on arrival at Rikers, his attorney Arthur Aidala said.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
Released last month, the new Global E-Waste Monitor shows the staggering scale of the e-waste crisis, which reached a new record in 2022 when the world threw out 62 million metric tons of electronics.
—Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Throw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20out. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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