SkyfireDict

throw away   (TTS Sound)

The noun throwaway has 3 senses

• street arab, gamin, throwaway -- ((sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets)


• circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway -- (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers")


• throwaway -- (words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis)

The verb throw away has 2 senses

• 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")


• shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop -- (get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes")

The adj throwaway has 2 senses

• cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away -- (thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture")


• throwaway -- (intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers")