Background for thrown

thrown

/θɹəʊn/ /θɹoʊn/

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To change place.

Examples :

"The soccer ball was thrown from the field to the parking lot. "

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To change in state or status

Examples :

"After the scandal, the company's reputation was thrown into doubt. "

action state outcome

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To move through time.

Examples :

"My busy day at work was thrown by a last-minute project. "

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To be accepted.

Examples :

"Although initially worried about fitting in, Sarah was thrown into the group easily by her classmates who welcomed her warmly. "

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In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.

Examples :

""Because I didn't have any good cards, I threw in poker and waited for the next hand." "

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To do or be better.

Examples :

""Maria has really thrown herself into her studies this semester and is getting much better grades." "

achievement sport

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Examples :

"She thrown herself into her studies after failing the exam, determined to do better next time. "

action attitude

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To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

Examples :

"throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"

action sport physics

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To eject or cause to fall off.

Examples :

"The horse thrown the rider off its back. "

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To move to another position or condition; to displace.

Examples :

"throw the switch"

action condition position

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To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

Examples :

"The potter skillfully thrown a new vase on the wheel. "

art utensil material

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(of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

Examples :

""The umpire called 'no ball' because the bowler had thrown the ball instead of bowling it with a straight arm." "

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To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

Examples :

"If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception."

computing technical technology

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To intentionally lose a game.

Examples :

"The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match."

sport game action

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To confuse or mislead.

Examples :

"The deliberate red herring threw me at first."

mind action communication

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To send desperately.

Examples :

"Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."

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verb

Examples :

"The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail."

law police government

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To organize an event, especially a party.

Examples :

"My parents threw a big birthday party for my little brother. "

entertainment event culture

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To roll (a die or dice).

Examples :

"He thrown the die to see how many spaces he could move in the board game. "

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To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

Examples :

"He threw a six on the die, winning the game. "

game number action

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verb

Examples :

"He had finished his coffee, so he thrown the empty cup in the trash. "

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To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

Examples :

"The judo instructor demonstrated how to properly thrown an opponent by lifting them and bringing them down behind him. "

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(said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

Examples :

"The ventriloquist thrown his voice so it seemed the puppet was talking. "

language entertainment sound communication

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To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

Examples :

"When her son spilled juice on the new rug, she thrown her hands up in the air and sighed loudly, but managed to keep her cool. "

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To project or send forth.

Examples :

"The baseball player thrown the ball to first base. "

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To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

Examples :

"She thrown a blanket over the sleeping child before going to bed. "

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To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

Examples :

"The factory workers carefully thrown the delicate silk filaments together to create strong, even threads for weaving luxurious fabrics. "

material technical industry process work

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(of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

Examples :

"The manager thrown Johnson as the starting pitcher for tonight's game. "

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To install (a bridge).

Examples :

"The army engineers thrown a temporary bridge across the river to help the villagers. "

architecture building technical

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To twist or turn.

Examples :

"a thrown nail"

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(said of animals) To give birth to.

Examples :

"The cat threw a litter of kittens last night. "

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adjective

Launched by throwing.

Examples :

"a thrown weapon"

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adjective

Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.

Examples :

"The thrown silk thread was incredibly fine. "

material technical

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adjective

Confused; perplexed.

Examples :

"I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks."