throw away

== English == === Etymology === From throw + away. First attested in the late 14c. === Pronunciation === === Verb === throw away (third-person singular simple present throws away, present participle throwing away, simple past threw away, past participle thrown away) (transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash. [from 1520s] Synonym: see at discard (transitive, figuratively) To waste, to squander. 1975, Freddie Mercury, “Bohemian Rhapsody” (song), in Queen (band), A Night at the Opera (album): Mama, life has just begun. / But now I've gone and thrown it all away. (American football, slang) To intentionally throw an incomplete pass. (idiomatic) To give lightly, in an offhand manner. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====