Blow vs Throw - What's the difference?
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Blue.
To produce an air current.
* 1606 , , King Lear , act 3, sc. 2:
* Walton
To propel by an air current.
To be propelled by an air current.
To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles'', ''to blow glass .
To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
To clear of contents by forcing air through.
To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
To make a sound as the result of being blown.
* Milton
(of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
To explode.
To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
To cause sudden destruction of.
To suddenly fail destructively.
(slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).
(slang) To recklessly squander.
(vulgar) To fellate.
To leave.
To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
* 1606 , , Act V, scene 2, line 55.
* 1610 , , act 3 scene 1
(obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
* Dryden
* Whiting
(obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
* Shakespeare
To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
* Shakespeare
To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
(obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
* Bartlett
A strong wind.
(informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
(uncountable, US, slang) Cocaine.
(uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
(uncountable, US Chicago Regional, slang) Heroin.
The act of striking or hitting.
A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
* T. Arnold
A damaging occurrence.
* Shakespeare
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To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
* 1599 ,
* 1667 ,
* 1784 , William Cowper, Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools
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To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
*
, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
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To eject or cause to fall off.
* Shakespeare
To move to another position or condition; to displace.
* , chapter=17
, title= (ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
(cricket) Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
(computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
(sports) To intentionally lose a game.
* 2012 , August 1. Peter Walker and Haroon Siddique in Guardian Unlimited,
(informal) To confuse or mislead.
* 1999 , Jan Blackstone-Ford, The Custody Solutions Sourcebook - Page 196
(figuratively) To send desperately.
* {{quote-news, year=2010, date=December 28, author=Marc Vesty, work=BBC
, title= To imprison.
* 1818 , (Mary Shelley), (Frankenstein)
* 1993 , Margaret McKee, Fred Chisenhall, Beale black & blue: life and music on black America's main street - Page 30
To organize an event, especially a party.
* {{quote-news, year=1986, date=March 1, work=Evening News
, title= * 1979 , Working Mother - July 1979 Page 72[http://books.google.com/books?id=SWEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72&dq=%22throw+a+party%22&hl=en&ei=KGUeTbvyA426hAfw6OC3Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=%22throw%20a%20party%22&f=false]
To roll (a die or dice).
* 1844 , Samuel Laing translating (Snorri Sturluson), Heimskringla
To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
* 1844 , Samuel Laing translating (Snorri Sturluson), Heimskringla
(bridge) To discard.
* {{quote-news, year=1990, date=January 4, work=(The Washington Times)
, title= (martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
To subject someone to verbally.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 11, author=Claude Salhani, work=UPI
, title= (said of animals) To give birth to.
* 1916 , Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association: Volume 49
(said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
* {{quote-news, year=2005, date=April 13, author=Leon Neyfakh, work=Harvard Crimson
, title= To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
* 1991 , Janet L. Davies, Ellen Hastings Janosik, Mental health and psychiatric nursing: a caring approach
* 1996 , New York Magazine Vol. 29, No. 32 - 19 Aug 1996; Entertaining Mrs Stone
To project or send forth.
* 1900 , , (The House Behind the Cedars) , Chapter I,
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
* Alexander Pope
To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
The flight of a thrown object; as, a fast throw.
The act of throwing something.
A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
(veterinary) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
(obsolete) A period of time; a while.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.iv:
In lang=en terms the difference between blow and throw
is that blow is to put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue while throw is to project or send forth.In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between blow and throw
is that blow is (obsolete) to talk loudly; to boast; to storm while throw is (obsolete) a period of time; a while.In informal|lang=en terms the difference between blow and throw
is that blow is (informal) a chance to catch one’s breath while throw is (informal) to confuse or mislead.As verbs the difference between blow and throw
is that blow is to produce an air current or blow can be to blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom while throw is to hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.As nouns the difference between blow and throw
is that blow is a strong wind or blow can be the act of striking or hitting or blow can be a mass or display of flowers; a yield while throw is the flight of a thrown object; as, a fast throw or throw can be pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe or throw can be (obsolete) a moment, time, occasion or throw can be .As an adjective blow
is blue.blow
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) blo, bloo, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)Etymology 2
From (etyl) blowen, from (etyl) ).Verb
- "Blow', winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! ' blow !"
- Hark how it rains and blows !
- Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
- The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
- to blow the fire
- to blow an egg
- to blow one's nose
- In the harbor, the ships' horns blew .
- There let the pealing organ blow .
- There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow .
- There she blows ! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
- Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow !
- The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
- The aerosol can was blown to bits.
- He blew the tires and the engine.
- He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
- This blows !
- I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
- I blew $35 thou on a car.
- We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
- Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
- Let's blow this joint.
- Shall they hoist me up,
And show me to the shouting varletry
Of censuring Rome? Rather a ditch in Egypt
Be gentle grave unto me, rather on Nilus' mud
Lay me stark naked, and let the water-flies
Blow me into abhorring!
- (FERDINAND)
- I am, in my condition,
- A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king;—
- I would not so!—and would no more endure
- This wooden slavery than to suffer
- The flesh-fly blow my mouth.
- Through the court his courtesy was blown .
- His language does his knowledge blow .
- Look how imagination blows him.
- Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and blowing .
- to blow a horse
- (Sir Walter Scott)
- You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything to my face.
Derived terms
* blow a gasket * blow a kiss * blow apart * blow away * blower * blowhard * blow hot and cold * blowhorn * blow it * blowjob * blow me * blow off * blow off steam * blow one's horn * blow one's nose * blow one's top * blow one's trumpet * blow out * blowout * blow over * blow someone out of the water * blow someone's brains out * blow someone's mind * blow someone's socks off * blow the whistle * blow up * blow upon * blowup * blow up in one's face * glassblower * mind-blowing * there she blowsNoun
(en noun)- We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
- The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
Etymology 3
(etyl) blowe, blaw, northern variant of , Middle Dutch blouwen). Related to block.Noun
(en noun)- A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
- During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
- A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp].
- A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
- a most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows
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Synonyms
* (The act of striking) bace, strike, hit, punch * (A damaging occurrence) disaster, calamityDerived terms
* blow-by-blow * body blow * come to blows * low blowEtymology 4
(etyl) blowen, from (etyl) 'to bloom').Verb
- You seem to me as in her orb,
- As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown ;
- How blows the citron grove.
- Boys are at best but pretty buds unblown ,
- Whose scent and hues are rather guessed than known;
throw
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Verb
- There the snake throws her enamelled skin.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer.}}
Eight Olympic badminton players disqualified for 'throwing games'
- Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw.
- "Jann, why does he hate me so much?" That question threw me. I was expecting a lunatic yelling profanities.
Stoke 0-2 Fulham, passage=Stoke threw men forward in numbers as they attempted to find a way back into the game, and Mark Schwarzer was forced into a low save from Huth's close-range effort.}}
- The plot of Felix was quickly discovered, and De Lacey and Agatha were thrown into prison.
- The standard method of dealing with an addict was to arrest him, throw him into a cell, and leave him until the agonizing pangs of withdrawal were over.
Bash Planned, passage=And now, Clevelanders hoping to bring the Rock Roll Hall of Fame to their city are throwing a bash to commemorate the 34th birthday of disc Jockey Alan Freed's "Moondog Coronation Ball".}}
- Should you be interested, for whatever reason, it will tell you how to throw a party for your 40-year-old husband or your 100-year-old great-grandmother. It also describes games that can be played at various kinds of parties
- The kings came to the agreement between themselves that they would cast lots by the dice to determine who should have this property, and that he who threw the highest should have the district. The Swedish king threw two sixes, and said King Olaf need scarcely throw .
- The kings came to the agreement between themselves that they would cast lots by the dice to determine who should have this property, and that he who threw' the highest should have the district. The Swedish king ' threw two sixes, and said King Olaf need scarcely throw.
Sharp coup overcomes trump split, passage=Declarer threw his queen of spades on the high diamond. He then won the last three tricks with his ace, queen and nine of hearts behind East's jack third.}}
Analysis: Irony of Bush's European tour, passage=In other European cities the president visited this week, people waited for his motorcade to pass to throw insults at him, requiring the police to intervene with batons, water cannons and tear gas.}}
- At the end of the normal gestation period the cow threw two calf mummies as large as cats.
BOOKENDS: Will the Real Jonathan Safran Foer Please Stand Up, passage=“Then, when I throw my voice, when I speak as someone who's quite different from me, it starts to feel very authentic.”}}
- Bill runs into the kitchen and tells Dad that Erik is throwing a tantrum. He tells Bill to go back and watch his program and to ignore his brother. Fifteen minutes later, Erik is still screaming
- In 1975, pregnant with the second of her three children, she threw a hissy fit to get on a trip to Boston for elected officials.
- Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer's office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance.
- O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw .
- (Tomlinson)
Synonyms
* (cause an object to move rapidly through the air) bowl, bung, buzz, cast, catapult, chuck, dash, direct, fire, fling, flip, heave, hurl, launch, lob, pitch, project, propel, send, shoot, shy, sling, toss, whang * (eject or cause to fall off) eject, throw off * (move to another position) displace, relocate * See alsoDerived terms
* a stone's throw * overthrow * throw a bone to * throw a fit * throw away, throw-away * throw a wobbly * throwback * throw down the gauntlet * throw in the sponge * throw in the towel * throwing * throw shapes * throw the book at * throw up * throw one's weight aroundNoun
(en noun)- Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw .
Derived terms
* throw pillow * throw-upReferences
* Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0001]Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), alteration of (m), from (etyl) . More at (m).Noun
(en noun)- (Spenser)
- (Dryden)
Etymology 3
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Downe himselfe he layd / Vpon the grassie ground, to sleepe a throw ; / The cold earth was his couch, the hard steele his pillow.