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Meaning of throw on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To hastily put on (clothes).
transitive
To activate, to turn on (a device etc.).
transitive
To start playing; to put on (a film, song etc.).
transitive
To send or add desperately.
transitive

Examples

“He threw on a T-shirt and raced outside.”

“Could you please throw on the lights?”

“I threw on a movie to pass the time.”

“If you need something to keep you motivated, this is a good song to throw on. The chorus repeats "Chambea, jala," which means to keep hustling.”

“City, who lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury midway through the second half, threw on Sergio Aguero for his final appearance but there was no fairytale ending for the club's greatest goalscorer as Chelsea closed out the win.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

throw one's cap over the windmill throw one's hat in the ring throw one's hat over the fence throw one's hat over the wall throw one's hotdog down someone's hallway throw one's luck in with