Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb throw_out

5 senses of throw out

Sense 1
expel, throw out, kick out -- (force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

Sense 2
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away -- (throw or cast away; "Put away your worries")
       => get rid of, remove -- (dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood")

Sense 3
oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel -- (remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds")
       => remove -- (remove from a position or an office)

Sense 4
advance, throw out -- (bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument")
       => propose, suggest, advise -- (make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax")

Sense 5
dismiss, throw out -- (cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!")

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