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Thronging
() of Throng
Throng
() To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes.
Throng
() To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.
Throng
() To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing into, as a hall or a street.
Throng
() Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy.
Throngly
() In throngs or crowds.
Throp
() A thorp.
Thropple
() The windpipe.
Thropple
() To throttle.
Throstle
() The song thrush. See under Song.
Throstle
() A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise.
Throstling
() A disease of bovine cattle, consisting of a swelling under the throat, which, unless checked, causes strangulation.
Throttle
() The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
Throttle
() The throttle valve.
Throttled
() of Throttle
Throttling
() of Throttle
Throttle
() To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
Throttle
() To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
Throttle
() To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.
Throttle
() To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
Throttle
() To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
Throttler
() One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.
Throttler
() See Flasher, 3 (b).
Through
() From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
Through
() Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue.
Through
() By means of; by the agency of.
Through
() Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account.
Through
() Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket.
Through
() From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.
Through
() From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.
Through
() From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
Through
() To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.
Through
() Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge.
Throughly
() Thoroughly.
Throughout
() Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house.
Throughout
() In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.
Throve
() imp. of Thrive.
Throw
() Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.
Throw
() Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.
Threw
() of Throw
Thrown
() of Throw
Throwing
() of Throw
Throw
() To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.
Throw
() To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.
Throw
() To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.
Throw
() To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.
Throw
() To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.
Throw
() To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
Throw
() To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
Throw
() To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.