thrown
adjective
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Pronunciation: /θɹəʊn/ / /θɹoʊn/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.
- Launched by throwing.
“a thrown weapon”
- Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.
- Confused; perplexed.
“I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.
- past participle of throw