投げ出す (Nagedasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to throw down, to throw out, to stretch out (one's legs), to abandon”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto throw down; to throw out; to stretch out (one's legs)
- godan verb, transitive verbto abandon; to resign
- godan verb, transitive verbto give freely; to give generously; to sacrifice (e.g. one's life)
- godan verb, transitive verbto start to throw
Examples
私は新聞を投げ出した。
I threw down the newspaper.
船が転覆し大勢の乗客が海に投げ出された。
The ship turned upside down and many passengers were thrown into the sea.
運転手は運転台からもんどり打って投げ出された。
The driver was thrown from his seat head over heels.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).