NichiDict

投げ出す

N1
なげだす
[nagedasu]
Illustration for 投げ出す

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to throw out; to abandon; to give up (halfway); to throw in the towel; to stretch out (legs)

2.GodanTransitive

to abandon; to resign

3.GodanTransitive

to give freely; to give generously; to sacrifice (e.g. one's life)

4.GodanTransitive

to start to throw

Examples

子供がおもちゃを床に投げ出した

The child threw the toys onto the floor.

彼は途中で仕事を投げ出して帰った。

He gave up on the job midway and went home.

疲れて畳に体を投げ出す

He threw himself down on the tatami out of exhaustion.