To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm

• fire

  1. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
  2. A specific instance of this change that destroys something:
  3. A burning fuel:

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• toss

  1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
  2. To throw or propel upward:
  3. To throw or propel to the ground:

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• throw

  1. To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
  2. To propel or discharge into the air by any means:
  3. To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace:

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• sling

  1. A weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a stone is whirled and then let fly.
  2. A slingshot.
  3. A band suspended from the neck to support an injured arm or hand.

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• shy

  1. Easily startled; timid:
  2. Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved:
  3. Characterized by reserve or diffidence:

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• shoot

  1. To hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon.
  2. To remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile:
  3. To make (a hole, for example) by firing a weapon.

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• launch

  1. To throw or propel with force; hurl:
  2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:
  3. To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

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• hurtle

  1. To move with or as if with great speed:
  2. To fling with great force; hurl.

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• hurl

  1. To throw with great force; fling.
  2. To cause to move with great force or violence:
  3. To send with great vigor; thrust:

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• heave

  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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• fling

  1. To throw with violence:
  2. To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly:
  3. To engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy.

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• dash

  1. To move with haste; rush:
  2. To strike violently; smash:
  3. To break or smash by striking violently:

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• dart

  1. A slender, pointed missile, often having tail fins, thrown by hand, shot from a blowgun, or expelled by an exploding bomb.
  2. A game in which such missiles are thrown at a target.
  3. An object likened to such a missile.

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• cast

  1. To throw (something, especially something light):
  2. To throw with force; hurl:
  3. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

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To raise upright

• uprear

  1. To raise or lift up.
  2. To rise up:

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• upraise

  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.

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• set up

  1. To ready something for use.
  2. Logically order.
  3. To cause to happen

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• rear

  1. A hind part.
  2. The point or area farthest from the front:
  3. The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.

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• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• put up

  1. Planned or prearranged secretly:

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• erect

  1. Being in a vertical, upright position:
  2. Being in a stiff, rigid physiological condition.
  3. To construct by assembling:

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To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily

• tumble

  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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• topple

  1. To push or knock over:
  2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
  3. To defeat, as in a contest:

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• spill

  1. To cause or allow (a substance) to run or fall out of a container.
  2. To scatter (objects) from containment:
  3. To shed (blood).

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• plunge

  1. To dive, jump, or throw oneself:
  2. To fall rapidly:
  3. To devote oneself to or undertake an activity earnestly or wholeheartedly:

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• nose-dive

  1. To perform a nosedive.

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• go down

  1. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
  2. (intransitive) To decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.
  3. (intransitive) To fall (down), fall to the floor.

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• fall

  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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To lean suddenly, unsteadily, and erratically from the vertical axis

• yaw

  1. To swerve off course momentarily or temporarily:
  2. To turn about the vertical axis. Used of an aircraft, spacecraft, or projectile.
  3. To move unsteadily; weave.

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• seesaw

  1. A long plank balanced on a central fulcrum so that with a person riding on each end, one end goes up as the other goes down.
  2. The act or game of riding a seesaw.
  3. A back-and-forth or up-and-down movement.

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• roll

  1. To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
  2. To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers:
  3. To travel around; wander:

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• lurch

  1. To make an abrupt sudden movement:
  2. To move with abrupt movements; move haltingly or jerkily.
  3. To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically:

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To move vigorously from side to side or up and down

• toss

  1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
  2. To throw or propel upward:
  3. To throw or propel to the ground:

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• roll

  1. To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
  2. To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers:
  3. To travel around; wander:

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• rock

  1. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  2. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
  3. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

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• heave

  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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To slope downward

• sink

  1. To go below the surface of water or another liquid:
  2. To descend to the bottom of a body of water or other liquid:
  3. To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages:

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• fall

  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• dip

  1. To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.
  2. To color or dye by immersing:
  3. To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.

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• descend

  1. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
  2. To slope, extend, or incline downward:
  3. To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation:

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• decline

  1. To express polite refusal:
  2. To slope downward; descend:
  3. To bend downward; droop:

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To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product)

• push

  1. To apply pressure against (something), especially for the purpose of moving it:
  2. To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove:
  3. To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.

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• plug

  1. An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.
  2. A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.
  3. A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.

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• talk up

  1. (idiomatic) To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To talk louder.
  3. (intransitive) To speak in a plain and candid way.

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• publicize

  1. To give publicity to or draw public attention to:

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• promote

  1. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.
  2. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.
  3. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.

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• popularize

  1. To make popular:
  2. To present in a widely understandable or acceptable form:

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• cry

  1. To shed tears, especially as a result of strong emotion such as grief, sorrow, pain, or joy.
  2. To call loudly; shout.
  3. To utter a characteristic sound or call. Used of an animal.

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• build up

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.
  2. (idiomatic) To strengthen.
  3. Alternative form of buildup.

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• ballyhoo

  1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  2. Noisy shouting or uproar.
  3. To advertise or publicize by sensational methods.

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• advertise

  1. To make public announcement of, especially to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business) so as to increase sales.
  2. To make known; call attention to:
  3. To warn or notify:

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An act of throwing

• toss

  1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
  2. To throw or propel upward:
  3. To throw or propel to the ground:

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• throw

  1. To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
  2. To propel or discharge into the air by any means:
  3. To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace:

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• sling

  1. A weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a stone is whirled and then let fly.
  2. A slingshot.
  3. A band suspended from the neck to support an injured arm or hand.

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• shy

  1. Easily startled; timid:
  2. Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved:
  3. Characterized by reserve or diffidence:

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• launch

  1. To throw or propel with force; hurl:
  2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:
  3. To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

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• hurl

  1. To throw with great force; fling.
  2. To cause to move with great force or violence:
  3. To send with great vigor; thrust:

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• heave

  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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• fling

  1. To throw with violence:
  2. To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly:
  3. To engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy.

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• cast

  1. To throw (something, especially something light):
  2. To throw with force; hurl:
  3. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

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A sudden involuntary drop to the ground

• header

  1. One that fits a head on an object.
  2. One that removes a head from an object, especially a machine that reaps the heads of grain and passes them into a wagon or receptacle.
  3. A pipe that serves as a central connection for two or more smaller pipes.

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• tumble

  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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• spill

  1. To cause or allow (a substance) to run or fall out of a container.
  2. To scatter (objects) from containment:
  3. To shed (blood).

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• plunge

  1. To dive, jump, or throw oneself:
  2. To fall rapidly:
  3. To devote oneself to or undertake an activity earnestly or wholeheartedly:

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• nosedive

  1. A very steep dive of an aircraft.
  2. A sudden, swift drop or plunge:

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• fall

  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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• dive

  1. To plunge, especially headfirst, into water.
  2. To execute a dive in athletic competition.
  3. To participate in the sport of competitive diving.

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A downward slope or distance

• fall

  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• descent

  1. The act or an instance of descending:
  2. A way down:
  3. A downward incline or passage; a slope:

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• declivity

  1. A downward slope, as of a hill.

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• decline

  1. To express polite refusal:
  2. To slope downward; descend:
  3. To bend downward; droop:

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Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity

• violence

  1. Behavior or treatment in which physical force is exerted for the purpose of causing damage or injury:
  2. Intense force or great power, as in natural phenomena:
  3. Extreme or powerful emotion or expression:

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• vehemency

  1. (archaic) Vehemence.

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• vehemence

  1. An intense concentration, force or power.
  2. A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.
  3. Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.

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• severity

  1. The state or quality of being severe.
  2. The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.

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• intensity

  1. Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force.
  2. The amount or degree of strength of electricity, light, heat, or sound per unit area or volume.
  3. The strength of a color, especially the degree to which it lacks its complementary color.

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• fury

  1. Violent anger; rage.
  2. A fit of anger:
  3. Violent or frenzied action:

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• fierceness

  1. The state of being fierce.

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• ferocity

  1. the state or quality of being ferocious

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• ferociousness

  1. The quality of being ferocious; ferocity

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• depth

  1. The condition or quality of being deep.
  2. The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward:
  3. The measurement or sense of distance from an observation point, such as linear perspective in painting.

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A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity

• hype

  1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion:
  2. Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material:
  3. An advertising or promotional ploy:

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• plug

  1. An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.
  2. A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.
  3. A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.

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• puffery

  1. Exaggerated praise, especially when used in publicity.

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• publicity

  1. Public interest, notice, or notoriety generated or gained by disseminating information through various media:
  2. The act, process, or occupation of disseminating information to gain public interest:
  3. Information about someone or something that is disseminated through various media to attract public notice:

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• promotion

  1. The act of promoting someone to a higher job, grade, or rank, or the fact of being so promoted.
  2. Support or encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance:
  3. Advertising; publicity.

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• buildup

  1. The act or process of amassing or increasing:
  2. The result of building up:
  3. Widely favorable publicity, especially by a systematic campaign:

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• ballyhoo

  1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  2. Noisy shouting or uproar.
  3. To advertise or publicize by sensational methods.

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• advertisement

  1. The act of advertising.
  2. A notice, such as a poster or a paid announcement in the print, broadcast, or electronic media, designed to attract public attention or patronage.

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Slope

• angle

  1. To fish with a hook and line.
  2. To try to get something by indirect or artful means:
  3. A fishhook or fishing tackle.

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• incline

  1. To cause (someone) to have a certain tendency: dispose:
  2. To dispose (someone) to have a certain preference or opinion or to take a course of action:
  3. To cause to lean, slant, or slope:

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• slant

  1. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope:
  2. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience:
  3. To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.

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A throw

• the old apple

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• offering

  1. The act of making an offer.
  2. Something, such as stock, that is offered.
  3. A presentation made to a deity as an act of religious worship or sacrifice; an oblation.

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• delivery

  1. The act of conveying or delivering.
  2. Something delivered, as a shipment or package.
  3. The act of transferring to another.

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• strike

  1. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
  2. To inflict (a blow).
  3. To penetrate or pierce:

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• ball

  1. A spherical object or entity:
  2. A spherical or almost spherical body:
  3. Any of various movable and round or oblong objects used in various athletic activities and games.

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• pitched ball

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• cast

  1. To throw (something, especially something light):
  2. To throw with force; hurl:
  3. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

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• heave

  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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• hurl

  1. To throw with great force; fling.
  2. To cause to move with great force or violence:
  3. To send with great vigor; thrust:

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• fling

  1. To throw with violence:
  2. To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly:
  3. To engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy.

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• toss

  1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
  2. To throw or propel upward:
  3. To throw or propel to the ground:

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Musical frequency

• tone

  1. A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
  2. The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
  3. A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.

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• rate of vibration

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• frequency of vibration

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A viscous liquid

• rosin

  1. A translucent yellowish to dark brown resin derived from the stumps or sap of various pine trees, composed chiefly of abietic acid and related compounds, and used to increase sliding friction, as on the bows of certain stringed instruments, and to manufacture a wide variety of products including varnishes, inks, linoleum, adhesives, and soldering compounds.
  2. To coat or rub with rosin.

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• gum-resin

  1. Any of various plant exudates that are mixtures of gum and resin.

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• resin

  1. Any of numerous clear to translucent yellow or brown, solid or semisolid, viscous substances of plant origin, such as copal, rosin, and amber, used principally in lacquers, varnishes, inks, adhesives, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Resins are usually insoluble in water.
  2. Any of numerous physically similar polymerized synthetics or chemically modified natural resins including thermoplastic materials such as polyvinyl, polystyrene, and polyethylene and thermosetting materials such as polyesters, epoxies, and silicones that are used with fillers, stabilizers, pigments, and other components to form plastics.
  3. To treat or rub with resin.

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To throw

• toss

  1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
  2. To throw or propel upward:
  3. To throw or propel to the ground:

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• fling

  1. To throw with violence:
  2. To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly:
  3. To engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy.

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• hurl

  1. To throw with great force; fling.
  2. To cause to move with great force or violence:
  3. To send with great vigor; thrust:

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To fall forward

• vault

  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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• flop

  1. To fall or lie down heavily and noisily:
  2. To move about loosely or limply:
  3. To fail utterly:

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• plunge

  1. To dive, jump, or throw oneself:
  2. To fall rapidly:
  3. To devote oneself to or undertake an activity earnestly or wholeheartedly:

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To slope abruptly

• ascend

  1. To go or move upward; rise:
  2. To slope upward:
  3. To rise from a lower level or station; advance:

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• fall

  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
  3. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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