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Meaning of throw about | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To change direction; to change from one tack to another.
    obsolete
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, about.

Equivalents

हिन्दी उछालना

Examples

“That now vnto despaire I gin to growe, And meane for better winde about to throwe.”
“when they were got about two miles a-head, they threw about, and stood for us again”
“When the ship entered the violent storm, all the passengers were thrown about.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

throw an ant into a sty throw an eye throw aside throw away throw away the key throw back

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