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offthrown

offthrown is the past participle 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 offthrown

What is offthrown the past participle of?
Offthrown is the past participle of offthrow.

Words near offthrown in the dictionary

  1. offtakes
  2. offtaking
  3. offthrew
  4. offthrow
  5. offthrowing
  6. offthrown
  7. offthrows
  8. offtime
  9. offtimes
  10. offtook
  11. offtopic

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