Can and Throw

Can

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Throw and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw" instead a verb "Can".

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

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Can and throw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Throw".

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

old	old can	old throw
nice	nice can	nice throw
special	special can	special throw
related	related can	related throw
Other adjectives: regular, original, free, single, big, bad, new, final, few, last, giant, modern.

In Dark Souls III, kukris are essentially throwing knives which can inflict bleed, and you can only throw them instead of wielding them.

Source: Kukris Are Kool
Although lit flares normally only do 1 point of damage when thrown at an enemy, they only require one AP to throw and can even cause instant death or blindness to enemies in power armor when aimed at their eyes.

Source: Video Game / Fallout 2
He can max out his ammo by picking up more of the same gun, but instead of putting in a new clip, in true Hong Kong action style, he'll throw away his guns and pull out two new ones.

Source: Throw-Away Guns

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