throw out

Get rid of

Throw out means to discard or get rid of something: I need to throw out these old magazines.

It also means to reject or dismiss: The judge threw out the case.

You can throw out your back by injuring it suddenly, or throw out a suggestion by offering it casually.

In baseball, to throw out a runner is to get them out with a throw to a base.

eject

expel

Remove forcibly from membership

  • oustRemove from position
  • evictRemove from property legally
  • bootHigh shoe or startup

bounce · remove · dismiss · banish · exile · deport · excommunicate · bar · exclude · send packing

discard

toss

Light, casual throw

  • dumpWaste disposal site
  • trashDiscarded worthless material
  • disposeArrange or settle

junk · scrap · ditch · chuck · pitch · bin · reject · eliminate · remove · declutter

invalidate

dismiss

Send away or reject

nullify · quash · strike down · overturn · disallow · set aside · annul · negate · veto · kill

suggest

propose

Put forth formally

  • offerProposal to provide
  • mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
  • floatBuoyant object or vehicle

suggest · put forward · raise · present · voice · air · broach · posit · table · submit

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Opposites
retention vs. disposal

throw outkeep

Retain or fortified tower

save · store · retain · hold onto · preserve

acceptance vs. rejection (of ideas/proposals)

throw outaccept

Consent to receive

approve · adopt · pass · embrace · endorse

inclusion vs. expulsion (of people)

throw outlet in

Permit entry

accept · admit · welcome · take in · include

Family

throw, out, overthrow, thrown, throwing, throws, overthrown, thrower, throwaway

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G