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throw-away

 
Adjective throw-away has 2 senses
  1. cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away - thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
    Antonym: wanted (indirect, via unwanted)
  2. throwaway - intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers"
    Antonyms: nondisposable, reusable (indirect, via disposable)
Noun throw-away has 3 senses
  1. street arab, gamin, throwaway - a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets
    --1 is a kind of street urchin, guttersnipe
  2. circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
    --2 is a kind of ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert
    --2 has particulars: stuffer
  3. throwaway - words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
    --3 is a kind of actor's line, speech, words
Verb throw-away has 2 senses
  1. discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
    --1 is one way to get rid of, remove
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
    --2 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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