Boot
Boot verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Throw
Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
How words are described
| old | old boot | old throw |
| good | good boot | good throw |
| special | special boot | special throw |
| long | long boot | long throw |
| Other adjectives: complete, regular, standard, many, single, supernatural, new, next, giant, mighty. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- While he piloted the Strike Gundam, he did things like throw his beam saber to skewer an enemy, throw enemies into the line of their allies' fire, kick up sand with his thrusters to make a dust cloud and pin an enemy down under his mecha's boot so he can't miss.
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After one of the scouts throws a boot at him, Garfield angrily tells them to at least throw money if they must throw something at him.
Source: Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction - Moss and Sylvia Enos even interact, as Moss is mentioned in a throw-away line to be wearing boots with red rings on the top (and Sylvia worked in a rubber boot factory painting the red rings on top).
Source: Literature / Timeline-191
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