Pronunciation: /θroʊ rɑks æt/
noun a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 The children like to throw rocks at the pond.
A2 Please don't throw rocks at the windows.
B1 Some people think it's fun to throw rocks at passing trains.
B2 The protestors were throwing rocks at the police during the demonstration.
C1 The vandals were caught throwing rocks at the historic building.
C2 The soldiers were ordered not to throw rocks at the civilians.
verb action or state of being
A1 The children were throwing rocks at the pond.
A2 She got in trouble for throwing rocks at the neighbor's window.
B1 The protesters started to throw rocks at the police officers.
B2 The vandals were caught throwing rocks at passing cars.
C1 The hooligans were arrested for throwing rocks at the stadium during the match.
C2 The military forces warned the civilians against throwing rocks at the armored vehicles.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 The children were throwing rocks at the pond.
A2 The protesters were throwing rocks at the police officers.
B1 The vandals were caught throwing rocks at the windows of the building.
B2 The hooligans were arrested for throwing rocks at passing cars.
C1 The rebels were known for throwing rocks at military vehicles during the conflict.
C2 The extremists were condemned for throwing rocks at innocent civilians in the area.
article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun, and in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope
A1 The children were told not to throw rocks at the ducks in the pond.
A2 When we were kids, we used to throw rocks at cans to see who could hit them.
B1 The protesters started to throw rocks at the police officers during the demonstration.
B2 The vandals were caught on camera throwing rocks at the windows of the store.
C1 The soldiers were accused of throwing rocks at civilians during the conflict.
C2 The investigation revealed that the suspects had been planning to throw rocks at the politician's car.
formal It is illegal to throw rocks at passing cars.
informal Hey, let's go to the river and throw rocks at the ducks!
slang I can't believe they were throwing rocks at the concert last night.
figurative Instead of throwing rocks at each other, let's try to find a solution together.
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