phrasal verb

Throw out

No. 85 most commonLetter TInseparable

2Sections

Get rid of

Meanings

  • Get rid of (separable [optional], International English)
  • Dislocate (separable [optional], International English)
  • Reject (separable [optional], International English)
  • heat, fumes (separable [optional], International English)
  • Expel (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • I THREW OUT all my old clothes to make some space in my wardrobe.
  • Edward slipped on the ice and THREW OUT his shoulder.
  • The committee THREW the proposal OUT.
  • The car THROWS OUT a lot of smoke.
  • The school THREW him OUT for smoking.

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