Throw Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The judge decided to throw out the case due to lack of substantial evidence.
- The prosecution's key witness was uncooperative, forcing the court to throw out the testimony.
- After further review, the appeal was deemed baseless and the court decided to throw out the case altogether.
- Due to procedural errors, the court had no choice but to throw out the guilty verdict and order a retrial.
- The presiding judge ruled that the defendant's confession was obtained under duress, so they chose to throw out that piece of evidence.
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Meaning 2
Force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The unruly customer was throw out of the store by the security guard for causing a disturbance.
- The landlord decided to throw out the renter after they failed to pay the rent for several months.
- During the riot, the police were forced to throw out the angry protesters from the government building.
- He was throw out of his native country for his involvement in the rebellion against the government.
- The dishonest employee was throw out of the company after the management discovered his fraudulent activities.
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Meaning 3
Bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The leader was able to throw out a compelling vision for the company's future direction that the investors eagerly accepted.
- In her presentation, the executive chose to throw out several key statistics to support her proposed business strategy.
- The politician decided to throw out some feelers to see how the public reacted to her proposal for tax reform.
- The board members threw out various ideas for reducing costs before finally deciding on a plan of action.
- The researcher was asked to throw out some possible solutions to the difficult engineering problem at hand.
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Meaning 4
Throw or cast away; "Put away your worries".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The team decided to throw out the old plan and start from scratch after receiving the new data.
- In the spring, many people throw out their old clothes and donate new ones to charity.
- The doctor advised the patient to throw out the expired medication to avoid any adverse reactions.
- The group of friends decided to throw out their differences and reconcile for the sake of their friendship.
- After the argument, Sarah threw out her angry thoughts by journaling and meditating.
Synonyms
- Chuck Out
- Cast Out
- Throw Away
- Fling
- Put Away
- Cast Away
- Cast Aside
- Discard
- Toss Out
- Toss
- Dispose
- Toss Away
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Meaning 5
Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The corrupt politician was eventually throw out of office after multiple scandals were exposed to the public.
- The board of directors decided to throw out the former CEO for failing to meet quarterly targets.
- The principal had to throw out the rowdy students who were causing problems in the cafeteria.
- He was instantly throw out of the competition for breaking several major rules.
- The school committee voted to throw out the unpopular school president due to her unpopularity among students.