Operate
Throw
Throw verb - Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.
Usage example: throw the lever
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They always operate in teams and throw grenades liberally to flush Lara out of cover.
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Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas is an insect-filled burlap sack with simple pointed extensions for arms, yet he's perfectly able to throw dice and operate a hand crank, among other things.
Source: Fingerless Hands - Spies operate heavily on knowing where their enemies would normally be, so if you're somewhere unexpected (down a back corridor, pressed against the wall where a Spy would normally walk, etc.) this can also throw Spies off, and you might even accidentally run into some invisible ones.
Source: Confusion Fu
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