Definition

1. Verb:
   • To discard or get rid of something as unwanted: To dispose of something, often by physically removing it from a place.
   • To dismiss or reject an idea, proposal, or argument: To refuse to accept or consider something.
   • To expel or force someone to leave a place or position: To remove someone from a group, organization, or building.
   • To say something casually or without much thought: To utter a remark, suggestion, or number in an offhand manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Discard):
  • We need to throw out these old magazines.
  • He threw out the empty milk carton.
• Verb (Dismiss/Reject):
  • The committee threw out the proposal due to its high cost.
  • The judge threw out the case for lack of evidence.
• Verb (Expel):
  • The noisy patron was thrown out of the bar.
  • He was thrown out of the club for not following the rules.
• Verb (Say casually):
  • She threw out a figure of $50,000 as a possible budget.
  • He threw out an idea during the brainstorming session.

Advanced Usage

• "to throw out the baby with the bathwater": To discard something valuable while trying to get rid of something unwanted.
  • By banning all social media, the school is throwing out the baby with the bathwater; it's a useful tool when used responsibly.
• "to throw out one's back": To injure the muscles in one's back, often by lifting something incorrectly.
  • He threw out his back while moving the heavy furniture.

Variants and Related Words

• Throwaway (adj/n): Designed to be discarded after use; a disposable item. ()
• Outthrow (v): A less common verb meaning to throw farther or to outdo in throwing. (Rare in modern usage)

Synonyms

• Discard: To get rid of something no longer useful or desirable.
• Eject: To force or throw something out, often violently.
• Dismiss: To decide that something or someone is not important or worthy of consideration.
• Expel: To force someone to leave a place, especially a school or country.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Throw away: Very similar to 'throw out' in the sense of discarding. It can also mean to waste something. ()
• Throw off: To remove quickly; to confuse or escape from. ()
• Throw up: To vomit; to construct hastily. ()

Related Idioms

• Throw caution to the wind: To stop being careful and take a risk.
  • She threw caution to the wind and invested her savings in the startup.
• Throw in the towel: To admit defeat; to give up.
  • After years of struggling, he finally threw in the towel and closed the business.

Verb

1. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
   • This case is dismissed!
2. bring forward for consideration or acceptance
   • advance an argument
3. remove from a position or office
   • The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
4. throw or cast away
   • Put away your worries
5. force to leave or move out
   • He was expelled from his native country