Oxford Basic American Dictionary

throw © / Grou / verb ( throws , throw - ing , threw / Gru / has thrown / Groun / ) Pronunciation

The word throw sounds like go .

to send something through the air by pushing it out of your hand

Throw the ball to Alex.

The boys were throwing stones at people.

to do something quickly and without care

She threw on her coat (= put it on quickly ) and ran out of the house.

to move your body or part of it quickly He threw his arms up.

throw something away or out to get rid of garbage or something that you do not want Don't throw that box away.

throw someone out to force someone to leave a place They'll throw you out if you don't pay the rent! throw up to bring food up from the stomach and out of the mouth

I feel like I'm going to throw up. —SYNONYM vomit

throw noun [ count ]

What a good throw!

thrust / GrAst / verb ( thrusts , thrust - ing , thrust , has thrust )

to push someone or something suddenly and strongly She thrust the money into my hand. ►thrust noun [ count ] He killed her with a thrust of the knife.

thud / GAd / noun

[count]

the sound that a heavy thing makes when it hits something The book hit the floor with a thud.

thug / GAg / noun

[count] a violent person

thumb © / GAm / noun [ count ] Pronunciation

The word thumb sounds like come , because we don't say the letter b in this word.

the short thick finger at the side of your hand

— Look at the picture at hand .

thumb .tack

/ GAmtak / ( also tack ) noun [ count ]

a short pin with a flat round top, which you use for fastening paper to a wall or board

I fastened the card to the board with a thumbtack.

thump / GAmp / verb ( thumps , thump - ing , thumped )

to hit someone or something hard with your hand or a heavy thing

He thumped on the door.

to make a loud sound by hitting or beating hard Her heart was thumping with fear.

thun • der 1 / ' GAndar / noun

[noncount]

a loud noise in the sky when there is a storm There was thunder and lightning . Word building

When there is a storm, you hear thunder and see lightning in the sky.

Cyclones , hurricanes , tornadoes , and typhoons are large, violent storms.

thun • der 2 / ' GAndar/ verb

( thun ders , thun - der - ing , thun - dered )

When it thunders , there is a loud noise in the sky during a storm

It thundered all night.

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to make a very loud, deep noise The trucks thundered along the road.

thun • der • storm / ' eAndsr| storm / [count]

a storm with a lot of rain, thunder , and flashes of light (called lightning ) in the sky Word building

When there is a storm, you hear thunder and see lightning in the sky.

Cyclones , hurricanes , tornadoes , and typhoons are large, violent storms.

Thurs.day © / ' esrzdei ; ' esrzdi / noun [ count,

noncount ] ( abbreviation Thurs. )

the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday

thus / dAs / adverb ( formal )

because of this

He was very busy and was thus unable to come to the meeting.

in this way

Hold the wheel in both hands, thus.

tick 1 / tik / verb ( ticks , tick - ing , ticked )

(used about a clock) to make short, repeated sounds I could hear a clock ticking.

tick2 / tik / noun [ count ]

one of the short, repeated sounds that a clock makes

a very small animal with eight legs, like an insect, which bites animals or people and sucks their blood

tick .et О / 'tikst/ noun [ count ]

a piece of paper or card that you buy to travel, to go into a theater, to watch a sports event, etc.