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Hyphenation of throw

How to hyphenate throw

Because it is a word with a single syllable, throw is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

throw
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
5
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
5
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: throw

Definitions of throw

throw is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To change place.
  • verb
    To change in state or status
  • verb
    To move through time.
  • verb
    To be accepted.
  • verb
    In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.
  • verb
    To do or be better.
  • verb
    To take heed.

    Synonyms: "take heed", "take notice"

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The flight of a thrown object.

    Example: What a great throw by the quarterback!

  • noun
    The act of throwing something.

    Example: The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.

  • noun
    One's ability to throw.

    Example: He's always had a pretty decent throw.

  • noun
    A distance travelled; displacement.

    Example: the throw of the piston

  • noun
    A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
  • noun
    A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

    Example: Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.

  • noun
    A violent effort.

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

    Synonyms: bowl, bung, buzz, cast, catapult, chuck, dash, direct, fire, fling, flip, heave, hurl, launch, lob, pitch, project, propel, send, shoot, shy, sling, toss, whang

    Example: throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider

  • verb
    To eject or cause to fall off.

    Synonyms: eject, "throw off"

  • verb
    To move to another position or condition; to displace.

    Synonyms: displace, relocate

    Example: throw the switch

  • verb
    To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
  • verb
    (of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
  • verb
    To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

    Example: If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.

  • verb
    To intentionally lose a game.

    Synonyms: "take a dive"

    Example: The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.

  • verb
    To confuse or mislead.

    Example: The deliberate red herring threw me at first.

  • verb
    To send desperately.

    Example: Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.

  • verb
    To imprison.

    Example: The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.

  • verb
    To organize an event, especially a party.
  • verb
    To roll (a die or dice).
  • verb
    To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
  • verb
    To discard.
  • verb
    To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
  • verb
    (said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
  • verb
    To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
  • verb
    To project or send forth.
  • verb
    To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
  • verb
    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.
  • verb
    (of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
  • verb
    To install (a bridge).
  • verb
    To twist or turn.

    Example: a thrown nail

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the use of hyphens to join words or parts of words. It plays a crucial role in writing, ensuring clarity and readability.

In compound terms like 'check-in', the hyphen clarifies relationships between words. It also assists in breaking words at line ends, preserving flow and understanding, such as in 'tele-communication'. Hyphenation rules vary; some words lose their hyphens with common usage (e.g., 'email' from 'e-mail'). It's an evolving aspect of language, with guidelines differing across style manuals. Understanding hyphenation improves writing quality, making it an indispensable tool in effective communication.