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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fault \Fault\, n. 1. (Elec.) A defective point in an electric circuit due to a crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the circuit. 2. (Geol. & Mining) A dislocation caused by a slipping of rock masses along a plane of facture; also the dislocated structure resulting from such slipping. Note: The surface along which the dislocated masses have moved is called the {fault plane}. When this plane is vertical, the fault is a {vertical fault}; when its inclination is such that the present relative position of the two masses could have been produced by the sliding down along the fault plane, of the mass on its upper side the fault is a {normal}, or {gravity}, {fault}. When the fault plane is so inclined that the mass on its upper side has moved up relatively, the fault is then called a {reverse} (or {reversed}), {thrust}, or {overthrust}, {fault}. If no vertical displacement has resulted, the fault is then called a {horizontal fault}. The linear extent of the dislocation measured on the fault plane and in the direction of movement is the {displacement}; the vertical displacement is the {throw}; the horizontal displacement is the {heave}. The direction of the line of intersection of the fault plane with a horizontal plane is the {trend} of the fault. A fault is a {strike fault} when its trend coincides approximately with the strike of associated strata (i.e., the line of intersection of the plane of the strata with a horizontal plane); it is a {dip fault} when its trend is at right angles to the strike; an {oblique fault} when its trend is oblique to the strike. Oblique faults and dip faults are sometimes called {cross faults}. A series of closely associated parallel faults are sometimes called {step faults} and sometimes {distributive faults}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Throw \Throw\, v. i. {To throw back}, to revert to an ancestral type or character. ``A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to their Darwinian ancestry.'' --The Century. Throwing stick \Throw"ing stick`\ (Anthropol.) An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a spear; -- called also {throw stick} and {spear thrower}. One end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand, which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of support nearer the center of the spear, and practically lengthen the arm in the act of throwing. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Throw \Throw\ (thr[=o]), n. [See {Throe}.] Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe. [Obs.] --Spenser. Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Throw \Throw\, n. [AS. [thorn]r[=a]h, [thorn]r[=a]g.] Time; while space of time; moment; trice. [Obs.] --Shak. I will with Thomas speak a little throw. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Throw \Throw\, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown} (thr[=o]n); p. pr & vb n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen, [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen G. drehen OHG. dr[=a]jan, L. terebra an auger, gimlet, Gr ? to bore, to turn, ? to pierce, ? a hole. Cf {Thread}, {Trite}, {Turn}, v. t.] 1. To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss or to bowl. 2. 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. 3. To drive by violence; as a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock. 4. (Mil.) To cause to take a strategic position; as he threw a detachment of his army across the river. 5. To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as a man throws his antagonist. 6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice. Set less than thou throwest --Shak. 7. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly. O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. --Pope. 8. To divest or strip one's self of to put off There the snake throws her enameled skin. --Shak. 9. (Pottery) To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels. 10. To give forcible utterance to to cast; to vent. I have thrown A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth. --Shak. 11. To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; -- said especially of rabbits. 12. To twist two or more filaments of as silk, 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. --Tomlinson. {To throw away}. a To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to bestow without a compensation; as to throw away time; to throw away money. b To reject; as to throw away a good book, or a good offer. {To throw back}. a To retort; to cast back as a reply. b To reject; to refuse. c To reflect, as light. {To throw by}, to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as useless; as to throw by a garment. {To throw down}, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as to throw down a fence or wall. {To throw in}. a To inject, as a fluid. b To put in to deposit with others to contribute; as to throw in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to throw in an occasional comment. c To add without enumeration or valuation, as something extra to clinch a bargain. {To throw off}. a To expel; to free one's self from as to throw off a disease. b To reject; to discard; to abandon; as to throw off all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent. c To make a start in a hunt or race. [Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Throw \Throw\, v. i. To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice. {To throw about}, to cast about to try expedients. [R.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Throw \Throw\, n. 1. The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast. He heaved a stone, and rising to the throw, He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe. --Addison. 2. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws. --Spenser. 3. The distance which a missile is or may be thrown; as a stone's throw. 4. A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as a good throw. 5. An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.] Your youth admires The throws and swellings of a Roman soul. --Addison. 6. (Mach.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like travel; stroke; as the throw of a slide valve. Also frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston. 7. (Pottery) A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d {Jigger}, 2 a . 8. A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov. Eng.] 9. (Mining) The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: throw n 1: the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base" 2: (informal) a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw" 3: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: {stroke}, {cam stroke}] 4: the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here" 5: a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something 6: the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice" v 1: project through the air; "throw a frisbee" 2: move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards" 3: get rid of "he shed his image as a pushy boss" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}] 4: place with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child" 5: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: {give}] 6: cause to go on or t be engaged; set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {flip}, {switch}] 7: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {contrive}] 8: to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together", throw the car into reverse" 9: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {bemuse}, {discombobulate}] 10: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" [syn: {hurl}] 11: organize or be responsible for "hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc [syn: {hold}, {have}, {make}, {give}] 12: make on a potter's wheel; of pottery 13: cause to fall off "The horse threw its unexperienced rider" 14: throw out onto a flat surface, as of die; "Throw a six" 15: be confusing or perplexing to cause to be unable to think clearly: "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
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