threw

[ throo ]

/ θru /

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verb

a simple past tense of throw.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH threw

threw , through

Words nearby threw

thresher, threshing machine, threshold, threshold agreement, thresh out, threw, thrice, thrift, thriftless, thriftshop, thrifty

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How to use threw in a sentence

One day he and some of his roommates were cleaning their room and one of the guys threw the dustpan out into the hall.
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The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
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Another 10 slaves threw themselves overboard in a display of defiance at the inhumanity.
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On June 18, 1971, the caucus threw its inaugural dinner at the Dunbar Hotel.
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Over two days in August, rioters and looters rampaged through stores and threw stones.
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She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
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This was such a ridiculous idea that Davy threw back his head, and laughed long and loud.
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We had new potatoes for dinner, boiled with their skins on, and Liszt threw one at me, and I caught it.
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He threw himself on his knees, begging us, in the name of God and all the saints, to spare his life.
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Rising at once he bundled up his traps, threw the line of his small hand-sledge over his shoulder, and stepped out for home.
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British Dictionary definitions for threw

threw

/ (θruː) /

verb

the past tense of throw

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