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thrown.

Launched by throwing.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/θɹəʊn/Received-Pronunciation/θɹoʊn/General-American
  1. Launched by throwing.

    not-comparable
    a thrown weapon
  2. Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.

    not-comparable
  3. Confused; perplexed.

    not-comparable · slang
    I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.

verb/θɹəʊn/Received-Pronunciation/θɹoʊn/General-American
  1. past participle of throw

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.

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