Throwing

Throwing may refer to:
*Throw (grappling), a martial arts and grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent
*Throwing (cricket), bowling a delivery in cricket with an elbow flexion degree higher than that set by the ICC
*Knife throwing, the art of throwing a knife at a target
*Mardi gras throws, or throws, are small gifts or trinkets passed ou or thrown from New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to spectators lining the streets.
Throwing may also be:
*Another name for English knitting, a style of knitting
*The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel
*A computer programming term for raising an exception in exception handling
*A type of match fixing where a game is deliberately lost

As a noun, a throw can be:
*Throw (projector) - the distance of movie projector to the screen
*Throw, part of an electrical switch
*The distance that a jet of fluid travels, such as in diffusers for room air distribution
*The range of motion of a joystick's shaft

In athletics, the throwing events are:
*Discus throw
*Hammer throw
*Javelin throw
*Shot put