past participle of throw
"The ball was thrown across the field and landed safely in his hands."
caused to fall to the ground
"the thrown rider got back on his horse"
"a thrown wrestler"
"a ball player thrown for a loss"
twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread
"thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn"
Launched by throwing.
"The ball was thrown high into the sky before landing far away."
The word "thrown" comes from Old English þrāwen, which originally meant to cast or hurl something. It is a doublet of the word "thran," sharing roots in Proto-Germanic *þrēaną.