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

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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

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