rethrow

rethrow

English

Etymology

    From re- + throw.

    Verb

    rethrow (third-person singular simple present rethrows, present participle rethrowing, simple past rethrew, past participle rethrown)

    1. (transitive) To throw again.
      • 2023, Madelyn Scott, Homicide and Hearts: Valentine's Day:
        Then, I could simply grab the gross ball with that and rethrow it.
    2. (programming, transitive) To throw (an exception) again.

    Noun

    rethrow (plural rethrows)

    1. (programming) The act of throwing an exception again.

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