missile – First an adjective meaning “suitable for throwing.” More…
precipitate, precipitation – Precipitate is from Latin praecipitare, “to throw or drive headlong”; precipitation first meant the action of falling or throwing down. More…
throw – Its original sense was “twist, turn,” as in throwing a pot on a potter’s wheel; it is not known how it evolved into “hurl, project.” More…
gone to pot – Comes from Elizabethan times, when leftover meat was thrown into a big pot for another meal. More…