THROW OUT Definition & Meaning

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throw out

to discard or reject
to expel or dismiss, esp forcibly
to construct (something projecting or prominent, such as a wing of a building)
to put forward or offer
the chairman threw out a new proposal
to utter in a casual or indirect manner
to throw out a hint
to confuse or disconcert
the noise threw his concentration out
to give off or emit
cricket (of a fielder) to put (the batsman) out by throwing the ball to hit the wicket
baseball to make a throw to a teammate who in turn puts out (a base runner)

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As she thumbs through legal sheets, throwing out old stuff that’s not funny anymore, her two cats and dog lounge lazily on the couch beside her.

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That leaves Los Angeles with a death penalty policy that throws out evidence, and justice, in favor of hubris.

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The Supreme Court unanimously threw out that case in June.

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In 1910, President Taft began the tradition of throwing out the first pitch on opening day.

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The executive power taking over all the powers of Congress, throwing out checks and balances.

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