Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Twisted: as, thrown silk (which see, under
silk ). - Disappointed.
- In geology and mining, moved out of its original position by a fault, or intersecting dike or vein, or fissure of any kind, whether filled with ore, gossan, flucan, or whether simply a crack.
- Turned. Compare
throw , transitive verb 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & p. p. from
throw , v. - silk thread consisting of two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in which the singles of which it is composed are twisted.
- silk thread or cord made by three processes of twisting, first into
singles , two or more of which are twisted together makingdumb singles , and several of these twisted together to makethrown singles .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Past participle of
throw
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective caused to fall to the ground
- adjective twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread
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Examples
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Imagine how a victim of sexual assault would feel hearing the word thrown around so casually.
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Imagine how a victim of sexual assault would feel hearing the word thrown around so casually.
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Ever notice how iterations of the phrase "thrown under the bus" pop up over and over and over again on The Apprentice?
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You know, we've heard the term thrown around lately but again, what are they and how exactly are they is supposed to work?
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HOLMES: As we wrap up here, and you show us the final product, we hear the term thrown around, you all used it a couple of times.
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This would have been the 1970s, BTW Pulling that all apart is tough, because I pretty much have to go back to the moment where I first became conscious of what “race” is supposed to mean in society, as opposed to just hearing the term thrown about and having no idea what it meant.
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The point, boys, is not to get angry, but to look for the reasons why you got the label thrown your way.
Daily Kos Kerfuzzle 2005
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The phrase "thrown under the bus" comes up a lot, and it makes you wonder how enormous this bus must be.
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If he does, there will be another name thrown into that list of players who can win the most majors, Harrington said.
SI.com 2011
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Andrew Walker is a name thrown around at the end of most campaigns. might have a slow start to 2011 after a serious knee injury but the mobile big man is going to be a force for years in the navy blue.
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