throw (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. jactus, ūs2. conjectus, ūs3. bŏlus (βόλος)4. ālea (only fig.) • throw (subs.): 1. jactus, ūs: within a weapon's t., intra teli jactum, Virg. Aen. 11, 608: a lucky t. of the dice, prosper tesserarum j., Liv. 4, 17. 2. conjectus, ūs: to come as near as a weapon's t., venire ad c. teli, Liv. 2, 31: v. throwing. 3. bŏlus (βόλος): Pl.: Aus. 4. ālea (only fig.): to stake all upon a t., dare summam rerum in a., Liv. 42, 59: v. venture, risk. Phr.: the highest t., basilicus (sc. jactus), Pl. Cur. 2, 3, 80; Venus, Prop. 4, 8, 45: the lowest t., canis, id. 4, 8, 46: an unlucky t., vulturius, Pl. Curc. 2, 3, 78: to make a t., tesseram mittere, Ov. A. A. 3, 354: for the various t.s see Dict. Antiq. voce talus.