to throw to stop doing smth. 11 realizations
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Croatian
Lexeme baciti
Meaning 1 to throw

baciti kamen iz ruke


to throw a stone from the hand

Direction
Meaning 2 to give up doing smth.

baciti duhan


to give up smoking

Reference HJP
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Ennemor
Lexeme ṭəḇäṭäfä
Meaning 1 to throw (viscuous material)
Direction
Meaning 2 to abandon work without completing it
Reference Hetzron 1977: 135
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Kildin Saami
Lexeme вуэлльктэ
Meaning 1 to throw вуэлльктэ вэ̄дз пāлл
to throw a snow ball
Direction
Meaning 2 to stop вуэлльктэ сӣррэ; вуэлльктэ кӯррэ
to give up gambling, to give up smoking
Reference Kuruč 1985: 61-62
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Komi
Lexeme шыбитны
Meaning 1 to throw бедь шыбитны
to throw a stick
Direction
Meaning 2 to give up doing smth куритчыны шыбитны
to give up smoking
Reference
Comment КомиРС, 746
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Mongolian (Khalkha)
Lexeme orhi-
Meaning 1 to throw, to cast зангуу орхих
to throw anchor
Direction
Meaning 2 to leave, to quit 1) заяа нь орхижээ
1) Fortune turned against him 2) to overpass 3) to leave family
Reference
Comment БАМРС
NEW Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Nganasan
Lexeme дюбы"тәсы
Meaning 1 to throw
Direction
Meaning 2 to stop doing smth.
Reference Kosterkina, Momde, Ždanova 2001: 47
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme brosat'
Meaning 1 to throw Он бросил камень в воду.
He threw a ball in the water.
Direction
Meaning 2 to give up Он бросил курить.
He gave up smoking.
Reference
Comment
NEW Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme бацити (baciti)
Meaning 1 to throw

бацити камен, бацити лопту


to throw a stone, to throw a ball

Direction
Meaning 2 to give up doing smth.

бацити дуван, бацити алкохол


to give up smoking, to give up drinking alcohol 

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 65-66
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Swahili
Lexeme tupa
Meaning 1 to throw, to cast
Direction
Meaning 2 to give up, to neglect (work)
Reference
Comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Tabassaran
Lexeme dipub
Meaning 1 to put, to throw кагъаз столиин дип
throw the letter on the table
Direction
Meaning 2 to give up, to stop ляхнар дирчуб
to stop working
Reference
Comment (TabRus 148)
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Yakut
Lexeme кэбис-
Meaning 1 to throw, to cast, to launch уокка аста кэбис-
to throw food into the fire
Direction
Meaning 2 to stop баҕы кэбис-
to give up smoking
Reference
Comment ЯРС 216.