v. 1
To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
throw a shoe; throw a javelin
v. 2
To eject or cause to fall off.
the horse threw its rider
v. 3
To move to another position or condition; to displace.
n. 1
The act of throwing something.
What a great throw by the quarterback!

Related words

Word family: throw-in throwing throwster
Phrases: throw out throw up throw-away throw a fit throw down throw off throw together throw-in
Is a kind of: catapult direct fire propel send

Forms

chuck Chuck Norris didn't die - death has Chuck-Norrised.
toss The coin toss decides who will kick off the match.
hurl I hoped you could hurl some lumens into the gloom.
heave This ship is outfitted with a windlass to heave up the anchor.
fox The tail of a fox is longer than that of a rabbit.
disconcert I don't mean to disconcert you, but there's a spider in your hair.

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: put¹, fox¹, shy¹, lob¹
4 letters: have¹, make¹, give¹, fire², deal¹, send¹, drop¹, pass¹, cast¹, bowl¹, shed¹, flip¹, dump¹, dash¹
5 letters: floor¹, pitch¹, chuck¹, lance¹, fling¹, sling¹, eject², heave¹
6 letters: spread¹, launch¹, switch¹, stroke¹, puzzle², thrust¹, propel², baffle², fuddle², bemuse², stound
7 letters: project², confuse², perturb², fluster², bedevil³
8 letters: overturn³, displace², confound², contrive², bewilder³, befuddle³
9 letters: throwover
10 letters: disconcert³
11 letters: precipitate⁴
14 letters: discombobulate⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire² = 2 syllables).