Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preterit of
throw .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. of
throw .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past of
throw .
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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.
Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer Jen Sincero 2002
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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.
Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer Jen Sincero 2002
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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.
Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer Jen Sincero 2002
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The name threw the white-haired gentleman for a moment.
Mistletoe and Holly Janet Dailey 1982
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The name threw the white-haired gentleman for a moment.
Mistletoe and Holly Janet Dailey 1982
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The name threw the white-haired gentleman for a moment.
Mistletoe and Holly Janet Dailey 1982
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The name threw the white-haired gentleman for a moment.
Mistletoe and Holly Janet Dailey 1982
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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.
ɘloЯ 2010
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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.
Thirst No. 3 Christopher Pike 2010
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