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Adjective: thrown thrown- Caused to fall to the ground
"the thrown rider got back on his horse"; "a thrown wrestler"; "a ball player thrown for a loss" - Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
- discombobulated, disconcerted, rattled [informal] - Filled with bewilderment
- at a loss, nonplused [US], nonplussed, puzzled, perplexed - [archaic] Twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread
"thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn"; - thrown and twisted [archaic] Verb: throw (threw,thrown) throw- Propel through the air
"throw a frisbee"; - wing - Move violently, energetically, or carelessly
"She threw herself forwards" - To remove
- shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw off, throw away, drop, lose - Place or put with great energy
"She threw the blanket around the child"; - thrust - Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
"Throw a glance"; - give - Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
"throw the lever"; - flip, switch - Put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; - project, cast, contrive - To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
"Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse" - Utter with force; utter vehemently
"throw accusations at someone"; - hurl - Organize or be responsible for
"have, throw, or make a party"; - hold, have, make, give - Make on a potter's wheel
"she threw a beautiful teapot" - Cause to fall off
"The horse threw its inexperienced rider" - Cast a die or dice onto a flat surface and look at the number or numbers
"Throw a six" - Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
"This question completely threw me"; - confuse, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound - [informal] (sports) deliberately lose, esp. for a bribe or to make money on a bet
- Cause to be confused emotionally
- bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate [informal]
Sounds like: See also: discomposed, down, perplexed, tangled Type of: be, bump, communicate, direct, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, dislodge, engage, express, forge, form, give tongue to, impel, intercommunicate, lay, lock, mesh, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], move, operate, place, pose, position, propel, put, release, remove, send, set, shape, take, take away, turn, untune, upset, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, withdraw, work Encyclopedia: Thrown Throw |