throw out

verb

threw out; thrown out; throwing out; throws out

transitive verb

1

a

: to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner

b

: to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary

2

: to give expression to : utter

threw out a remark … that utterly confounded him

—Jean Stafford

3

: to dismiss from acceptance or consideration : reject

the testimony was thrown out

4

: to make visible or manifest : display

the signal was thrown out for the … fleet to prepare for action

—Archibald Duncan

5

: to leave behind : outdistance

6

: to give forth from within : emit

7

a

: to send out

b

: to cause to project : extend

8

: confuse, disconcert

automobiles in line blocking the road … threw the whole schedule out

—F. D. Roosevelt

9

: to cause to stand out : make prominent

10

: to make a throw that enables a teammate to put out (a base runner)

Phrases

throw out the baby with the bathwater

: to discard or lose something useful or beneficial in the process of discarding or rejecting something unwanted

Synonyms

• banish
• boot (out)
• bounce
• cast out
• chase
• dismiss
• drum (out)
• eject
• expel
• extrude
• kick out
• oust
• out
• rout
• run off
• turf (out) [chiefly British]
• turn out

Examples of throw out in a Sentence

the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?

Recent Examples on the Web

More:Supreme Court throws out multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue over opioid crisis In June, the Supreme Court threw out a major bankruptcy settlement for Purdue Pharma that had shielded the Sackler family behind the company's drug marketing from future damages. —Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024

In Madigan’s case, U.S. District John Robert Blakey has repeatedly shot down defense efforts to throw out or curtail the AT&T part of the case, which is just one charge in a 23-count indictment against the former speaker. —Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024

He was elected to Congress in the state’s 9th District, but that victory was thrown out over voter fraud conducted on his behalf. —Mark Harris, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024

Carlos Tavares, the CEO of carmaker Stellantis was thrown out, and Intel chief Pat Gelsinger was forced into retirement. —Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

throw out

verb

1

: to reject or get rid of as worthless or unnecessary : throw away

2

: to remove from a place, position, or participation