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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thrownadjective

    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. thrown, thrown and twistedadjective

    twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread

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

Wikipedia

  1. Thrown

    Throwing is an action which consists in accelerating a projectile and then releasing it so that it follows a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a remote target. This action is best characterized for animals with prehensile limbs: in this case the projectile is grasped, while the limb segments impart a motion of the hand through compounded mechanical advantage. For other animals, the definition of throwing is somewhat unclear, as other actions such as spitting or spraying may or may not be included. Primates are the most capable throwers in the animal kingdom, and they typically throw feces as a form of agonistic behavior. Of all primates, humans are by far the most capable throwers. They throw a large variety of projectiles, with a much greater efficacy and accuracy. Humans have thrown projectiles for hunting and in warfare – first through rock-throwing, then refined weapon-throwing (e.g. spear), and into modern day with hand grenades and tear gas canisters. If humans initially threw objects by hand, they very early designed tools to improve the efficiency of their throwing techniques. The sling, the bow and arrow, and various models of catapults are notable examples of throwing mechanisms. With the advent of gun powder, research in throwing mechanisms as ranged weapons essentially halted, but throwing either by hand or with mechanical assistance has persisted for recreational purpose or as a form of exercise. Throwing is thus still performed in many sports and games, particularly ball games, and in throwing sports the action is the main determiner of the outcome.

ChatGPT

  1. thrown

    Thrown typically refers to the act of propelling something with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand. It could also mean causing someone or something to move suddenly or violently in a particular direction. Additionally, it can refer to the state of being upset, confused, or disoriented.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thrown

    of Throw

  2. Thrown

    a. & p. p. from Throw, v

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'thrown' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3333

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'thrown' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2694

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thrown in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thrown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of thrown in a Sentence

  1. Antonio Zappulla:

    No one can begin to imagine what Nazanin has endured throughout the past tortuous six years; denied her freedoms, separated from her husband and young child, battling significant illness, thrown in solitary confinement, an innocent victim of an international dispute, Nazanin has been one of many used as political pawns. Her treatment has been utterly inhumane.

  2. Lisa Hodges:

    They hit him hard enough to carry him the whole distance of 30 feet to the street, and we have a very busy side street…They could have been T-boned…he could have been thrown into traffic.

  3. Brandon Clement:

    You can't tell that there are any homes there. It looks like a bunch of building materials were put in a big grinder and thrown on the ground.

  4. Litsa Zarkada:

    It's like we've been born again and finally feel some hope, we were thrown into the street just before we could take our pension. We have been through so much. The new government faces an immediate cash shortage, with a dwindling primary surplus, upcoming loan repayments, and limits on the money it can raise using treasury bill auctions. Megan Greene, chief economist at Manulife Asset Management, said the government will be unable to afford to run its day-to-day operations and pay back debt that falls due in March in the absence of additional cash from international creditors.

  5. President Barack Obama:

    What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said, about how small actions can be like pebbles being thrown into a still lake, and ripples of hope cascade outwards and change the world.

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