Blanket vs. Throw

Blanket (noun)

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

“The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.”

Blanket (noun)

A layer of anything.

“The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.”

Blanket (noun)

A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.

“A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate.”

Blanket (noun)

A streak or layer of blubber in whales.

Blanket (adjective)

General; covering or encompassing everything.

“They sought to create a blanket solution for all situations.”

“a blanket ban”

Blanket (verb)

To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.

“A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area.”

Blanket (verb)

To traverse or complete thoroughly.

“The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood.”

Blanket (verb)

To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.

Blanket (verb)

To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.

Throw (verb)

To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

“throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider”

Throw (verb)

To eject or cause to fall off.

“eject|throw off”

Throw (verb)

To move to another position or condition; to displace.

“throw the switch”

“displace|relocate”

Throw (verb)

To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

Throw (verb)

to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

Throw (verb)

To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

“If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.”

Throw (verb)

To intentionally lose a game.

“The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.”

“take a dive”

Throw (verb)

To confuse or mislead.

“The deliberate red herring threw me at first.”

Throw (verb)

To send desperately.

“Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.”

Throw (verb)

To imprison.

“The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.”

Throw (verb)

To organize an event, especially a party.

Throw (verb)

To roll (a die or dice).

Throw (verb)

To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

Throw (verb)

To discard.

Throw (verb)

To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

Throw (verb)

To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

Throw (verb)

To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

Throw (verb)

To project or send forth.

Throw (verb)

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

Throw (verb)

To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

Throw (verb)

To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

Throw (verb)

To install (a bridge).

Throw (verb)

To twist or turn.

“a thrown nail”

Throw (verb)

To give birth to.

Throw (noun)

The flight of a thrown object.

“What a great throw by the quarterback!”

Throw (noun)

The act of throwing something.

“With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow.”

“The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.”

Throw (noun)

One’s ability to throw.

“He’s got a girl’s throw.”

“He’s always had a pretty decent throw.”

Throw (noun)

A distance travelled; displacement.

“the throw of the piston”

Throw (noun)

A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

Throw (noun)

A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

“Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.”

Throw (noun)

Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

Throw (noun)

The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

Throw (noun)

A moment, time, occasion.

Throw (noun)

A period of time; a while.