throw on

throw on (third-person singular simple present throws on, present participle throwing on, simple past threw on, past participle thrown on)

1. (transitive) To hastily put on (clothes).

   He threw on a T-shirt and raced outside.

2. (transitive) To activate, to turn on (a device etc.).

   Could you please throw on the lights?

3. (transitive) To start playing; to put on (a film, song etc.).

   I threw on a movie to pass the time.

   • 2024 May 13, Laura Hanrahan, “The 22 Best Bad Bunny Songs”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     If you need something to keep you motivated, this is a good song to throw on. The chorus repeats "Chambea, jala," which means to keep hustling.

4. (transitive) To send or add desperately.
   • 2021 May 29, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport‎^[2]:

     City, who lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury midway through the second half, threw on Sergio Aguero for his final appearance but there was no fairytale ending for the club's greatest goalscorer as Chelsea closed out the win.

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