throw out

throw out
I
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. discharge, throw away, reject; see discard , oust .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
throw away, dispose of, dump, discard, scrap, cast off, dispense with, junk, jettison.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example: discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap1, throw away. Informal: chuck, jettison, shuck (off). Slang: ditch. See KEEP. 2. To put out by force: bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust. Informal: chuck. Slang: boot1 (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho), send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See KEEP. 3. To displace (a bone) from a socket or joint: dislocate, slip. Idiom: throw out of joint. See HELP.

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