throw/lay

[user_gary]

over = so as to rest on or cover; on or upon: (from dictionary.com)

e.g. (look at this sentence)

Throw a sheet over the bed.

I think we lay a sheet over the bed. We actually don't throw. So, does in this sentence the `throw' mean `lay'?

[Mister Micawber]

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'Throw' is more violently physical than 'lay'. Compare: Don't throw your book on the table!-- Lay it there.
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[Delmobile]

I've heard it used to mean something done in a rushed manner or carelessly.

"As soon as I throw some dinner together for the kids, we can leave."

"Throw on some clothes and come for a walk with me!"

[native speaker, US, not teacher]