Give and Throw

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Give verb - Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.

Usage example: She gave me a dirty look

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Throw is a synonym for give in organize topic. In some cases you can use "Throw" instead a verb "Give", when it comes to topics like perform action.

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

Throw verb - Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.

Usage example: Throw a glance

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Give is a synonym for throw in direct topic. You can use "Give" instead a verb "Throw", if it concerns topics such as deliver.

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

old	old give	old throw
good	good give	good throw
nice	nice give	nice throw
long	long give	long throw
Other adjectives: perfect, instant, total, obvious, simple, powerful, big, bad, excellent, main, major.

life	give life	throw life
attack	give attack	throw attack
item	give item	throw item
time	give time	throw time
Other words: way, money, food, items, sword, gun.

The narration even points out that the universe may throw you a bone if you work hard and never give up.

Source: Throw the Dog a Bone
He may throw sissy punches, but he'll throw a lot of them, and he won't give you any warning first.

Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Western Animation
Luckily, you could throw them off, and give them a nice shot to the face for their trouble.

Source: Personal Space Invader

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