aventar

In Spain, a fairly literary verb meaning to fan or blow air on something (aventar las brasas). In Mexico and much of Latin America, it's a common, everyday colloquial verb for throwing or tossing something — ¡aviéntame la pelota!, se aventó del trampolín. The two senses are quite different depending on the region.

• Aventó la pelota hasta el otro lado del patio. — He tossed the ball all the way to the other side of the yard.
• Se aventó a la piscina sin pensarlo dos veces. — He jumped into the pool without thinking twice.
• El campesino aventaba las brasas para avivar el fuego. — The farmer fanned the embers to stoke the fire.

A regional trap — in Mexican Spanish aventar almost always means "to throw/toss" or, reflexively, "to hurl oneself," which can confuse learners who first met the verb's older "to fan" sense in a Spain-focused course.