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toss(verb, noun, fling, action, cast)
26
pitch(verb, noun, fling, action, cast)
25
cast(verb, noun, throw, fling, action)
25
fling(verb, noun, action, cast, throw)
21
hurl(verb, noun, fling, action, cast)
19
flinch(verb, worry, draw, avoid)
17
recoil(verb, draw, approach, escape)
16
heave(verb, noun, throw, fling, move)
15
sling(verb, noun, cast, throw, fling)
15
wince(verb, draw, approach, fear)
15
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hesitate)
14
launch(verb, noun, fling, cast, throw)
13
quail(verb, worry, draw, avoid)
11
dash(verb, fling, toss, move, action)
10
lob(verb, throw, toss, noun, informal)
10
balk(verb, stop, quiet, reject)
8
chuck(verb, throw, noun, force, drive)
8
fire(noun, verb, phrasal verb, move, drop)
7
swerve(verb, slip, depart, pause)
6
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pause)
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