/ Dictionary / Index T throwback: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: throw•back Pronunciation: (thrō'bak"), [key] — n. an act of throwing back. a setback or check. the reversion to an ancestral or earlier type or character; atavism. an example of this. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: throwback (Thesaurus) throwaway throwed Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language