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thrown

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thrown  (thrn)
v.
Past participle of throw.

thrown [θrəʊn]
vb
the past participle of throw
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Adj.1.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"
down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
2.thrown - twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread; "thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn"
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
tangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"


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"Because I'm your Chief Steward and know nothing of warfare," said Kaliko, preparing to dodge if anything were thrown at him.
The large, impressive room, one of the best in the house, the great state bed, as I almost felt it, the full, figured draperies, the long glasses in which, for the first time, I could see myself from head to foot, all struck me--like the extraordinary charm of my small charge--as so many things thrown in.
With no small labour we removed the heap of stones which the Moors, according to their custom, had thrown upon the body, and discovered the treasure we came in search of.
 
 
 
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