One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing boiling water down on enemies attacking a castle.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

But it takes a great deal of skill to become an expert at wheel throwing.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

"The people put it like we are throwing them from the window and they are coming from the door, or visa-versa.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

You're not really throwing as much as it's called a pull, because your body is pulling the disc through."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"At the higher levels, when you're throwing hard, it is very,very leg and torso oriented.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

Richard Howitt of the European Parliament's Committee on Turkey warns that Ankara is in danger of throwing away all the good work it has achieved so far.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

"It's like having people over in your living room to watch it. It's much more exciting than watching by yourself, but you don't have random idiots throwing beers around."

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

A rock-throwing crowd attacked parliament in what observers described as the worst street violence the Baltic nation had seen since it regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17