The difference between Relocate and Throw

When used as verbs, relocate means to move (something) from one place to another, whereas throw means to twist or turn.

Throw is also noun with the meaning: the flight of a thrown object.

check bellow for the other definitions of Relocate and Throw

  1. Relocate as a verb (transitive):

    to move (something) from one place to another.

    Examples:

    " We had to relocate the magazine rack because we bruised our shins on it too frequently when it was near the door. "

  2. Relocate as a verb (intransitive):

    to change one's domicile or place of business.

    Examples:

    " Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry. "

  1. Throw as a verb (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England):

    To twist or turn.

    Examples:

    "A thrown nail. "

  2. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

    Examples:

    "'throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"

  3. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To eject or cause to fall off.

  4. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To move to another position or condition; to displace.

    Examples:

    "'throw the switch"

  5. Throw as a verb (ceramics):

    To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

  6. Throw as a verb (transitive, cricket):

    Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

  7. Throw as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

    Examples:

    "If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid operation exception."

  8. Throw as a verb (sports):

    To intentionally lose a game.

    Examples:

    "The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match."

  9. Throw as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To confuse or mislead.

    Examples:

    "The deliberate red herring threw me at first."

  10. Throw as a verb (figuratively):

    To send desperately.

    Examples:

    "Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."

  11. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To imprison.

    Examples:

    "The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail."

  12. Throw as a verb:

    To organize an event, especially a party.

  13. Throw as a verb:

    To roll (a die or dice).

  14. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

  15. Throw as a verb (transitive, bridge):

    To discard.

  16. Throw as a verb (martial arts):

    To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

  17. Throw as a verb (transitive, said of one's voice):

    To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

  18. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

  19. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To project or send forth.

  20. Throw as a verb:

    To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

  21. Throw as a verb:

    To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tomlinson"

  22. Throw as a verb (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.):

    To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

  23. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To install a bridge.

  1. Throw as a noun:

    The flight of a thrown object

    Examples:

    "What a great throw by the quarterback!"

  2. Throw as a noun:

    The act of throwing something.

    Examples:

    "With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow."

  3. Throw as a noun:

    One's ability to throw

    Examples:

    "He's got a girl's throw."

    "He's always had a pretty decent throw."

  4. Throw as a noun:

    A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.

  5. Throw as a noun:

    A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

  6. Throw as a noun:

    A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

    Examples:

    "Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw."

  1. Throw as a noun:

    Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  2. Throw as a noun (veterinary):

    The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

  1. Throw as a verb (transitive, said of animals):

    To give birth to.

  1. Throw as a noun (obsolete):

    A moment, time, occasion.

  2. Throw as a noun (obsolete):

    A period of time; a while.

  1. Throw as a noun:

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