Some spears are simply thrust into an oncoming enemy. Others are generally thrown. The thrower first lowers the spear to a horizontal position (the verb describing this action is ghuS), then hurls it with great force ("throw" or "hurl" in this manner is chuH). The verb chuH, which is more accurately translated as "spear"---that is, "hurl a spear at," can be used only if the projectile being thrown is a spear or somehow resembles a spear. The object of the verb is the intended target: jagh chuH SuvwI' ("The warrior spears the enemy," or "The warrior throws [a spear] at the enemy"; jagh, "enemy"; SuvwI', "warrior"). One way to indicate that the target is actually hit is to add the suffix -chu' ("perfectly") to the verb: jagh chuHchu' SuvwI' ("The warrior spears the enemy perfectly, the warrior hits the enemy [with a thrown spear]").

There is, in addition, at least one type of spear, the tlhevjaQ, which employs a chetvI', a stick with a hook at the end, as an aid for throwing. There is a single verb, wob, that is used to describe the full range of activities involved in putting the spear properly into the spear- [[keep hyphen]] throwing aid and using the aid to hurl the spear: tlhevjaQ wob ("He/she puts the tlhevjaQ into the chetvI' and hurls the spear"). In speaking of this type of spear and spear-throwing technique, it is still proper to use the verb chuH when talking about throwing the spear at a target.

The literal meaning of chuH is "throw a spear at, hurl a spear at." The object of chuH is usually the intended target, the person or thing at which the spear is thrown. In the slang sense, the object of the verb is the person who wants clarification, as in HIchuH! ("Clarify for me!" "Spell it out for me!"; literally, "Throw [a spear] at me!") or yaS chuH ("He/she clarifies [it] for the officer"; literally, "He/she throws [a spear] at the officer"). The verb QIj ("explain") is a standard term somewhat close to this in meaning, though the object of QIj is that which is explained, while the person to whom the explanation is given is the indirect object: yaSvaD nab QIj ("He/she explains the plan to the officer"; yaSvaD, "for the officer"; nab, "plan").