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throw the book at

throw the book at
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [throh stressed th ee boo k at]
    • /θroʊ stressed ði bʊk æt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [throh stressed th ee boo k at]
    • /θroʊ stressed ði bʊk æt/

Definitions of throw the book at words

  • noun throw the book at a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. 1
  • noun throw the book at a work of fiction or nonfiction in an electronic format: Your child can listen to or read the book online. See also e-book (def 1). 1
  • noun throw the book at a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc. 1
  • noun throw the book at a division of a literary work, especially one of the larger divisions. 1
  • noun throw the book at the Book, the Bible. 1
  • noun throw the book at Music. the text or libretto of an opera, operetta, or musical. 1
See all 52 definitions of throw the book at

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Origin of throw the book at

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English bōc; cognate with Dutch boek, Old Norse bōk, German Buch; akin to Gothic boka letter (of the alphabet) and not of known relation to beech, as is often assumed

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Parts of speech for Throw the book at

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Throw the book at

throw the book at popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

throw the book at usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for throw the book at

verb throw the book at

  • attainted — Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
  • bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
  • convict — If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
  • defrock — If a priest is defrocked, he is forced to stop being a priest because of bad behaviour.
  • disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
All 16 Synonyms of throw the book at

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