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v. t.) To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

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	n.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; ~~as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal~~ to ~~half the stroke of the piston~~.		v. t.) To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.