thrown

Etymology

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.

verb

  1. past participle of throw

adj

  1. Launched by throwing.
    a thrown weapon
  2. Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.
  3. (slang) Confused; perplexed.
    I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.

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