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► 副詞
ぽい  [(1)ぼい]  [coll]    meaning:  throw  rank: 3
☆ めてポイげた ⇨ He crumpled the paper and tossed it  (☛ Toss something light carelessly)

► 動詞
投げる  [(2)なげる]    meaning:  throw  rank: 1
☆ ボールを投げた ⇨ He threw a ball

放り投げる  [(5)ほうりなげる]    meaning:  throw  rank: 2
☆ 彼女から放り投げた ⇨ She threw his clothes out of the window  (☛ Throw something carelessly, often angrily)

放る  [ほうる]    meaning:  throw  rank: 2
☆ 放った ⇨ He tossed his book on the floor  (☛ Toss, typically underhand)

投じる  [とうじる]  [liter]    meaning:  throw  rank: 3
☆ 反政府運動を投じた ⇨ He threw himself into, devoted himself to, anti-government movement
☆ 一票を投じた ⇨ I threw my vote to, voted for, him

投げ付ける  [(4)なげつける]    meaning:  throw  rank: 3
☆ タオル相手に投げつけた ⇨ He threw a towel at other guy’s face  (☛ Throw something to hit and hurt someone/something)

投げ飛ばす  [(4)なげとばす]    meaning:  throw  rank: 3
☆ 相手を投げ飛ばした ⇨ He threw the opponent flying

ぶん投げる  [(4)ぶんなげる]  [coll]    meaning:  throw  rank: 3
☆ 相手をぶん投げた ⇨ He threw the opponent flying  (☛ An accentuated form of 投げる)

ほっぽる  [(3)ほっぽる]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  throw  rank: 3
☆ いだにほっぽったままにしている ⇨ He just left his dirty clothes thrown around on the floor

好投  [こうとう]  [好投する]    meaning:  throw  rank: 4
☆ は好投して勝ち投手になった ⇨ He pitched well and became the winning pitcher  (☛ A baseball pitcher to perform well)

送球  [そうきゅう]  [送球する]    meaning:  throw  rank: 4
☆ 三塁手一塁に送球した ⇨ The third-base man threw the ball to the first base  (☛ Non-pitchers to throw balls)

挺する  [(3)ていする]  [身を挺する]    meaning:  throw  rank: 4
☆ を挺して他人救った ⇨ He threw his body, risked his life, to save others

投球  [とうきゅう]  [投球する]    meaning:  throw  rank: 4
☆ 統領始球式で投球した ⇨ The president threw the ceremonial first pitch  (☛ Pitchers to throw balls)

投石  [とうせき]  [投石する]    meaning:  throw  rank: 4
☆ デモ機動隊に投石した ⇨ The demonstrators threw rocks at the riot police  (☛ Throw rocks)

► 名詞
遠投  [えんとう]  [遠投する]    meaning:  throw  rank: 4
☆ 外野スタンドまで遠投できる ⇨ He can throw a ball into the outfield stand

強肩  [きょうけん]    meaning:  throw  rank: 4
☆ は強肩で有名だ ⇨ He is known for his strong throwing arm  (☛ In Japanese a good thrower is said to have a strong shoulder, instead of an strong arm like in English)

投擲  [とうてき]  [投擲する]  [liter]    meaning:  throw  rank: 4
☆ 陸上の投擲競技 ⇨ The throwing competitions in track and field events