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offthrew

offthrew is the simple past of offthrow.

Meaning of offthrow

Verb

offthrow (third-person singular simple present offthrows, present participle offthrowing, simple past offthrew, past participle offthrown)

  1. (ambitransitive) To throw or cast off (all senses)
    • Thorns of the flesh in childhood man offthrows,
      Or passions such in headlong youth he knows; […]1858, John Ashford, London; Past, Present and Future, page 9

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Questions about offthrew

What is offthrew the simple past of?
Offthrew is the simple past of offthrow.

Words near offthrew in the dictionary

  1. offtaken
  2. offtaker
  3. offtakers
  4. offtakes
  5. offtaking
  6. offthrew
  7. offthrow
  8. offthrowing
  9. offthrown
  10. offthrows
  11. offtime

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