1. Caused to fall to the ground
   "a ball player thrown for a loss"; "the thrown rider got back on his horse"; "a thrown wrestler"
    
2. Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
   "the hecklers pelted the thrown speaker with anything that came to hand";
   - discombobulated [informal], disconcerted, rattled [informal]
    
3. Filled with bewilderment
   "She was completely thrown by the unexpected question";
   - at a loss, nonplused [US], nonplussed, puzzled, perplexed
    
4. [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]

1. Propel through the air
   "throw a frisbee";
   - wing
    
2. Place or put with great energy
   "She threw the blanket around the child";
   - thrust
    
3. Move violently, energetically, or carelessly
   "She threw herself forwards"
    
4. Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
   "Throw a glance";
   - give
    
5. Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
   "throw the lever";
   - flip, switch
    
6. Put or send forth
   "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows";
   - project, cast, contrive
    
7. To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
   "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
    
8. Utter with force; utter vehemently
   "throw accusations at someone";
   - hurl
    
9. Organize or be responsible for
   "have, throw, or make a party";
   - hold, have, make, give
    
10. Make on a potter's wheel
    "she threw a beautiful teapot"
     
11. Cause to fall off
    "The horse threw its inexperienced rider"
     
12. Cast a die or dice onto a flat surface and look at the number or numbers
    "Throw a six"
     
13. 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
     
14. Confuse or disorient completely
    "The complex instructions threw the new employee";
    - bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate [informal]
     
15. [informal] (sports) deliberately lose, esp. for a bribe or to make money on a bet
    "The boxer was accused of throwing the fight"

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See also: discomposed, down, perplexed, tangled

Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, bump, communicate, direct, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, dislodge, engage, express, forge, form, give tongue to, impact, impel, intercommunicate, lay, lock, mesh, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], move, operate, place, pose, position, propel, put, release, send, set, shape, turn, untune [rare], upset, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, work

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