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Throwing is the launching of a ballistic projectile by hand.

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• Music
• Bands
• Songs
• Science and engineering
• Sports
• Other uses
• See also

Throw, thrown, or throwing may also refer to:

Music

Science and engineering

• Throw, an element of an electrical switch
• Throw, in geology, the vertical displacement of rock strata at a fault
• Throwing (programming), a transfer of control when an exception occurs

Sports

• Throw (grappling), a martial arts move that involves throwing an opponent to the ground
• Throwing (cricket), an illegal bowling action involving the straightening of the arm
• Throwing a game, playing to intentionally lose

Other uses

• Mardi Gras throws, small gifts or trinkets passed out during Mardi Gras parades
• Throw, the distance between gears as experienced by the driver of a manual transmission
• Throw, the act of rolling dice
• Throw (projector), the distance between a movie projector and its screen
• Throw blanket
• Throw pillow
• Throwing, another name for English knitting
• Throwing, the process of making ceramic ware on a potter's wheel

See also

• Throwing bananas in sport, as racial abuse
• Trow (disambiguation)

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