Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- v. Past tense of throw.
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- v. Simple past of throw.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- imp. of throw.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Preterit of throw.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The label threw us a party in this huge, swanky conference room, complete with stadium-sized TV screens and enough food to sink even my mother's ship.
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The name threw the white-haired gentleman for a moment.
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Actually, it was North Dakota......sorry, SD, your name threw me!
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Peter Green was even persuaded to attend the victory party that our label threw for us, although our founder couldn't bring himself to attend the concert.
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Now, tossed into this cauldron of madness that had possessed Matt’s brain, the name threw a switch, but the wrong one.
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Charles Krauthammer, before last falls election, said McCain threw one too many hail Mary passes by picking Palin.
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I guess Huckbee didn't read the article from WaPo – Let me sum it up: Palin threw out her statements and backed nothing up with facts.
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I can understand why Levi Johnson is bitter after Palin threw him under the bus.
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Baron Courbertin threw his arms about him, crying, "As sure as God made little apples, thou art a man!"
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Most of the student marches were peaceful, although a few young protesters again threw bricks through windows in Lyon.
France in turmoil as nationwide strike over pension reform stretches on
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