Difference between Shed and Throw

What is the difference between Shed and Throw?

Shed as a noun is an area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven. while Throw as a noun is the flight of a thrown object; as, a fast throw.

Shed

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven. A distinction or dividing-line. A parting in the hair. An area of land as distinguished from those around it. A small, typically wooden or corrugated metal, construction to store tools, bicycles, etc. An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To part or divide. To pour; to make flow. To allow to flow or fall. To radiate, cast, give off To cast off, to let fall, be divested of.

Example sentence: I took up special yoga and a diet from Sreenath Vishnu. And amazingly, I lost 5.5 kgs in 20 days and my husband Mani shed six kilos in a month.

Throw

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause an object to move rapidly through the air.To eject or cause to fall off.To move to another position; to displace.To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.to intentionally lose a gameTo confuse or mislead.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The flight of a thrown object; as, a fast throw.A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throeThe act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.A moment, time, occasion.A period of time; a while.

Example sentence: When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.

We hope you now know whether to use Shed or Throw in your sentence.

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