How to pronounce throw
American English pronunciation
THROH
- IPA
- /ˈθɹoʊ/
- Syllables
- THROH (1 syllable)
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What throw means
Most people know throw in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To shape a clay pot on a potter's wheel
In a sentence: In art class, we learned to throw a bowl on the potter's wheel.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English thrawan, to turn or twist. The meaning of tossing something through the air came later.
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