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Meaning of 'thrown' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thrown
- a. & p. p. from Throw, v.
2 . Thrown [ p. p.]
- of Throw

Meaning of 'thrown' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thrown [ s]
Meaning (1):
- caused to fall to the ground
Example in sentence:
  • a ball player thrown for a loss;
  • a thrown wrestler;
  • the thrown rider got back on his horse
Meaning (2):
- twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread
Example in sentence:
  • thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn

Nearby Words:

thracian thrack thrackscat thraldom thrall thrall-less thrall-like thralldom thranite thrapple

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