отбро́сить

uncommon #6677C2

verbperfective imperfective is отбра́сывать

1.
to throw away, to cast aside, to discard, to throw to the side
Он отбро́сил оку́рок в сто́рону.
He tossed the cigarette butt aside.
2.
to reject, to give up, to drop
Он отбро́сил мысль о возвраще́нии.
He gave up the idea of returning.
Used of ideas, plans, doubts.
3.
to throw back, to hurl back, to thrust backmilitary
На́ши войска отбро́сили проти́вника за ре́ку.
Our troops threw the enemy back across the river.

Examples

Контратакующие войска отбросили противника назад.
The counterattacking troops pushed the enemy back.
Том отбро́сил сомне́ния и записался на прыжо́к с парашю́том.
Tom threw caution to the wind and booked a skydiving lesson.
Контрнаступление отбросило врага назад к границе.
The counter-offensive pushed the enemy back to the border.
Отбро́сь э́ти стра́хи.
Put aside those fears.
Он вы́дернул сорняки́ и отбро́сил в сто́рону.
He pulled up the weeds and threw them away.
Том отбро́сил э́ту иде́ю.
Tom rejected the idea.
Том отбро́сил письмо́.
Tom tossed the letter away.
Я удивлён, что Том до сих пор жив. Я ду́мал, он ещё много лет назад сопьётся и отбро́сит копы́та.
I'm surprised Tom's still alive. I thought he would've drunk himself to death years ago.

Imperative
ты	отбро́сь
вы	отбро́сьте

Active present	-
Active past	отбро́сивший	having discarded, having thrown away, having rejected
Passive present	-
Passive past	отбро́шенный	discarded, thrown away, cast aside, rejected
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отбро́сив отбросивши	while doing (past)