Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. Past participle of throw.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- 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. The words thrown and heaved are frequently used by miners as meaning the same thing, but properly the former has reference to the amount of vertical, the latter to the horizontal, displacement caused by a fault.
- Turned. Compare throw, transitive verb 2.
Wiktionary
- v. Past participle of throw
GNU Webster's 1913
- a. & p. p. from throw, v.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. caused to fall to the ground
- adj. twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread
Examples
“Ever notice how iterations of the phrase "thrown under the bus" pop up over and over and over again on The Apprentice?”
“Imagine how a victim of sexual assault would feel hearing the word thrown around so casually.”
The Huffington Post: Why We Shouldn't Use The Word 'Rape' Casually
“You know, we've heard the term thrown around lately but again, what are they and how exactly are they is supposed to work?”
“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.”
“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.”
“The point, boys, is not to get angry, but to look for the reasons why you got the label thrown your way.”
“The phrase "thrown under the bus" comes up a lot, and it makes you wonder how enormous this bus must be.”
“If he does, there will be another name thrown into that list of players who can win the most majors, Harrington said.”
“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.”
“I don't think I've ever used the phrase "thrown under the bus.”
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