throw back

Verb

Meaning

throw back with a quick, light motion

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

throw-back

Synonyms

return turn reverse default inverse revert relapse recur invert come back backtrack turn back double back hark back toss back

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Antonyms

move develop progress carry on go ahead go on

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Hypernyms

pitch sky toss flip

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Examples

I can't imagine having a real personal thing, like divorce and marriage, all those things, being in the public eye. I try to not talk about anything personal, and then nobody has the fire to throw back at you, like 'You said this back then!' Kirsten Dunst

I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse and he's one of my heroes so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable and they've got brains the size of golf balls. Sebastian Coe

If someone throws stones at you, throw back bread. Yiddish Proverb

If a stone was thrown at you, throw back some bread in return. Hungarian Proverb

If someone throws stones at you, throw back bread. Jewish Proverb

If someone throws stones at you, throw back bread. Filipino Proverb

Close letter words and terms

throw away throw away money throw away the key throw BBs throw board throw bouquets at