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Thrown Common

Thrown has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

past participle of throw

"The ball was thrown across the field and landed safely in his hands."

Adjective
1

caused to fall to the ground

"the thrown rider got back on his horse"

"a thrown wrestler"

"a ball player thrown for a loss"

2

twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread

"thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn"

3

Launched by throwing.

"The ball was thrown high into the sky before landing far away."

Example Sentences
"the thrown rider got back on his horse" adjective
"a thrown wrestler" adjective
"a ball player thrown for a loss" adjective
"thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn" adjective
Related Terms

Origin

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.

Rhyming Words
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