throw away

/θroʊ əˈweɪ/

/θrəʊ əˈweɪ/

Other forms: threw away; throwing away; throws away

Definitions of throw away

1. verb

   throw or cast away
   synonyms: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out

   types:

   unlearn

   discard something previously learnt, like an old habit

   deep-six, give it the deep six

   toss out; get rid of

   jettison

   throw away, of something encumbering

   junk, scrap, trash

   dispose of (something useless or old)

   waste

   get rid of

   dump

   throw away as refuse

   retire

   dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

   abandon

   forsake; leave behind

   liquidize, sell out, sell up

   get rid of all one's merchandise

   de-access

   dispose of by selling

   close out

   terminate by selling off or disposing of

   chuck, ditch

   throw away

   dispense with

   forgo or do or go without

   forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive

   lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

   consign

   commit forever; commit irrevocably

   type of:

   get rid of, remove

   dispose of
2. verb

   get rid of
   synonyms: cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw off

   types:

   exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough

   cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

   abscise

   shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue

   exfoliate

   cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters

   autotomise, autotomize

   cause a body part to undergo autotomy

   desquamate, peel off

   peel off in scales

   type of:

   remove, take, take away, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract