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Meaning of thrown

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

thrown

Pronunciation:/θɹəʊn//θɹoʊn/

verb

Definitions

  1. To change place.

  2. To change in state or status

  3. To move through time.

  4. To be accepted.

verb

Definitions

  1. To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

    Example: throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider

    Synonyms:bowlbungbuzzcastcatapultchuckdashdirect
  2. To eject or cause to fall off.

    Synonyms:ejectthrow off
  3. To move to another position or condition; to displace.

    Example: throw the switch

    Synonyms:displacerelocate
  4. To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

verb

Definitions

  1. (said of animals) To give birth to.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Launched by throwing.

    Example: a thrown weapon

  2. Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.

  3. Confused; perplexed.

    Example: I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.