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English verb: throw out | |||
| 1. | throw out (social) force to leave or move out | ||
| Samples | He was expelled from his native country. | ||
| Synonyms | expel, kick out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ban, ban, banish, banish, banish, bar, blackball, boot out, cast out, chuck out, debar, deliver, deport, deport, eject, exclude, exile, expatriate, extradite, ostracise, ostracize, relegate, shun, suspend, turf out, turn out | ||
| 2. | throw out (possession) throw or cast away | ||
| Samples | Put away your worries. | ||
| Synonyms | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, toss, toss away, toss out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abandon, close out, de-access, deep-six, dump, give it the deep six, jettison, junk, liquidize, retire, scrap, sell out, sell up, trash, unlearn, waste | ||
| 3. | throw out (social) remove from a position or office | ||
| Samples | The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds. | ||
| Synonyms | boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, oust | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | depose, excommunicate, force out | ||
| 4. | throw out (communication) bring forward for consideration or acceptance | ||
| Samples | Advance an argument. | ||
| Synonyms | advance | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advise, propose, suggest | ||
| 5. | throw out (communication) cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration | ||
| Samples | This case is dismissed!. | ||
| Synonyms | dismiss | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
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