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smoke, light, heat, etc. f (       ) ; A ( A ) ; ffcAft

(         ) : a small fire that threw out a lot of heat f±J

AJIT&ittHJ/hA^ 5 to confuse sth or make it wrong f]£ 7 7#; fTSt; ih la: Our calculations of the cost of our trip were thrown out by changes in the exchange rate.

.throw sb 'over (old-fashioned) to stop being friends with sb or having a romantic relationship with them |SJ 3£A£fe3£;            .throw sb—together [often passive]

to bring people into contact with each other, often unexpectedly f£7#fMi!7 Fate had

thrown them together. ifrfsfjfcflfeCJlIlE-^ .throw sth— to gether to make or produce sth in a hurry ^Jftfjf i# JAfArfrJ £tj: I threw together a quick meal.

J—fllflltRo .throw'up to vomit ngo± 5X3 be sick: The smell made me want to throw up.

o .throw sth—'up 1 to vomit food Bgtb ( sick UP: The baby’s thrown up her dinner.

2 to make people notice sth f£fi II; f<£ 31 ii M : Her research has thrown up some interesting facts. MtoWftG          3 to

build sth suddenly or in a hurry They’re throwing up new housing estates all over the place.          4 to leave

your job   : to throw up your career

noun 1 the act of throwing sth, especially a ball or dice M; #5; f$; & ( $ K; fe 7 ) : a well-aimed throw #tfi$ 0 It’s your throw (= it’s your turn to

throw the dice). $£I(lf7$P (    ) J Q o He threw me to

the ground with a judo throw. fife ft $}$$]£ ftfe„ 2 the distance which sth is thrown       : a

javelin throw of 57 metres * 57       3 a loose

cloth cover that can be thrown over a sofa, etc. (

) If, # $100, £50, etc. a ‘throw (informal)

used to say how much items cost each #f7fft j# A; # fTfit: The tickets for the dinner were £50 a throw. ## —more at stone n.

throw-away /’0rauawei; NAmE '0rou-/ adj. [only before noun] 1 ~ line/remark/comment something you say quicldy without careful thought, sometimes in order to be funny p Mit}She was very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.

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(of goods, etc. ffiffn^f) produced cheaply and intended to be thrown away after use ffj fs       -*&'£{££! 63

H33 disposable : throwaway products — ftcfi f£ffl 637 pp 0 We live in a throwaway society (= a society in which things are not made to last a long time). 1^14.

throw-back /'0raubaek; NAmE '0rou-/ noun [usually sing.]

-                   (to sth) a person or thing that is similar to sb/sth that

existed in the past ISIS; i£fflM037If: The

car’s design is a throwback to the 1960s.

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throw-er /'0raua(r); NAmE '0rou-/ noun a person who throws sth K$|5#; f$7: a discus thrower      M

                 see also flame-thrower

'throw-in noun (in football (soccer) and rugby

W. M &) the act of throwing the ball back onto the playing field after it has gone outside the area # 7Y

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thrown pp of throw thru (NAmE, informal) = through prep.(5) thrush /0rASI noun 1 [C] a bird with a brown back and brown spots on its chest $$ ( —WSPW 7MA63-% ) : a song thrush 2 [U] an infectious disease that affects the mouth and throat q fit; A® P A 3 [U] (6r£) (NAmE 'yeast infection) an infectious disease that affects the vagina thrust /0rASt/ verb, noun

mverb (thrust, thrust) 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to push sth/sb suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction Sft; gl; $f; M: [VN] He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off. fifefEWJL&flcfFS—H$i£l7o o She thrust her hands deep into her pockets, jflfe ffi 7- W. if ilP^io o (figurative) He tends to thrust himself

forward too much. ftfe 7 A A ft? 'M a o [V] She thrust past him angrily and left. ftife^nWHfeAMM^f^jiA^ 7 o 2 ~ (at sb) (with sth) | ~ (sth at sb) to make a sudden strong forward movement at sb with a weapon, etc. $ij; 17 [V] He thrust at me with a knife, fife#71 [n] $|J A o 0 a thrusting movement          [also VN]

fETjlil see throat        .thrust sth—a side to refuse

to listen to sb’s complaints, comments, etc.      ;

B A 7 fi: All our objections were thrust aside, ffc f[] ff\ J#iiCtPMSA7So 'thrust sth/sb on/upon sb to force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not want JE ■ ■ • 3® 3n 7 ;        ®AM: She was

annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her.

mnoun 1 the thrust [sing.] the main point of an argu­ment, a policy, etc. ()£/$; WW, M * : The thrust of his argument was that change was needed.          2 [C] a sudden

strong movement that pushes sth/sb forward S ffl; $!l;       ; jfi: He killed her with a thrust of the knife, fife

fEftfe—7J$!j£E7o 3 [U] (technical A ip) the force that is produced by an engine to push a plane, rocket, etc. forward (        Af^63 ) ft A, W^t)

IT»T7I see cut n.

thruster /'0rASta(r)/ noun a small engine used to provide extra force, especially on a spacecraft S3 A ( AftMAtl&3 ) fm%, ftAfi thru-way (also through-way) /'0ru:wei/ noun (NAmE) used in the names of some freeways (= important roads across or between states) (        P7

) fct&xtlfr,    the New York

State Thruway thud /0Ad/ noun, verb

noun a sound like the one which is made when a heavy object hits sth else —: His head hit the floor with a dull thud. flfe0fjA'ff6fJ^^fS:lt7 fife

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mverb (-dd-) 1 to fall or hit sth with a low dull sound

WHfe^lT; Ml W 7 7 A : [V -t-adv./prep.] His arrow thudded into the target. fifeP7H^    AfE7o [also

VN] 2 [V] (literary) (especially of the heart A ft A' It) to beat strongly # A tfe©^; 'Iffftfe©^ thug /0Ag/ noun a violent person, especially a criminal SSJS;         a gang of thugs —f^Hlife thug-

gish /'0AgiJ/ adj.: thuggish brutality ffcM.0fj Wu thuggery /'0Agari/ noun [U] (formal) violent, usually criminal, behaviour WMfrfe thu lium /’0u:liam; BrE also ’0ju:-/ noun [U] (symb Tm) a chemical element. Thulium is a soft silver-white metal. U

thumbing a lift (BrE) thumbing a ride (NAmE)

thumb 0-w /0Am/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 the short thick finger at the side of the hand, slightly apart from the other four jfif ff: She still sucks her thumb when she’s worried.

Aff fa o — picture o body — see also green thumb 2 the part of a glove that covers the thumb ( 7$lA ) ff fa rP^: There’s a hole in the thumb. W^fa±W 7 0 % o     be all (.fingers and) thumbs to be

awkward with your hands so that you drop things or

are unable to do sth       ^flfe; ¥-fa7M.tS h°ld

'thumbs (SAfrE) to hope that your plans will be