#throw  the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
  supertype:  actuation__propulsion  the act of propelling
  subtype:  bowling.throw  (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
     subtype:  Chinaman  a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
     subtype:  googly__wrong_'un__wrong'un__bosie__bosie_ball__bosieball  a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
     subtype:  no_ball  unlawfully delivered ball in cricket; "the umpire called it a no ball"
  subtype:  fling  the act of flinging
  subtype:  heave.throw__heaving  throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
  subtype:  hurl__cast  a violent throw
  subtype:  leaner  (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake
  subtype:  toss__pass__flip  (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
     subtype:  centering__snap  (football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
  subtype:  pitch  the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
  subtype:  pitch.throw__delivery  (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
     subtype:  balk  an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
     subtype:  ball.pitch  a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
     subtype:  beanball__beaner  a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
     subtype:  change-up__change-of-pace__change-of-pace_ball__off-speed_pitch__offspeedpitch  a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
     subtype:  curve_ball__curveball__curve__breaking_ball__bender  a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
     subtype:  duster  a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
     subtype:  fastball__heater__smoke__hummer__bullet  (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
        subtype:  slider  a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
     subtype:  knuckleball__knuckler  a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
     subtype:  screwball  a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
     subtype:  sinker  a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
     subtype:  spitter__spitball  an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
     subtype:  strike.pitch  a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
     subtype:  submarine_ball__submarineball__submarine_pitch__submarinepitch  a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead
     subtype:  wild_pitch  a pitch that the catcher cannot stop
  subtype:  ringer  (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
  subtype:  shy  a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
  subtype:  slinging  throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)
  subtype:  throw-in__throwin  (rugby football) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play

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