throw on

verb

To hastily put on (clothes).

“I threw on a movie to pass the time.”

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Meanings

verbthrow on (third-person singular simple present throws on, present participle throwing on, simple past threw on, past participle thrown on)

present singular third person throws on · participle present throwing on · past threw on · participle past thrown on

  1. transitiveTo hastily put on (clothes).

    He threw on a T-shirt and raced outside.

  2. transitiveTo activate, to turn on (a device etc.).

    Could you please throw on the lights?

  3. transitiveTo start playing; to put on (a film, song etc.).

    I threw on a movie to pass the time.

    1 more example

    If you need something to keep you motivated, this is a good song to throw on. The chorus repeats "Chambea, jala," which means to keep hustling.

    2024 May 13, Laura Hanrahan, “The 22 Best Bad Bunny Songs”, in Cosmopolitan
  4. transitiveTo send or add desperately.

    City, who lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury midway through the second half, threw on Sergio Aguero for his final appearance but there was no fairytale ending for the club's greatest goalscorer as Chelsea closed out the win.

    2021 May 29, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport

Translations

Hungarian felkap
  • felkapto hastily put on (clothes)
Polish narzucać, narzucić
  • narzucaćto hastily put on (clothes)
  • narzucićto hastily put on (clothes)
Cite this entry
APA

throw on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20on

MLA

“throw on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20on. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw on,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20on.

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