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outthrew

outthrew is the simple past of outthrow.

Meaning of outthrow

Verb

outthrow (third-person singular simple present outthrows, present participle outthrowing, simple past outthrew, past participle outthrown)

  1. (transitive) To throw out.
  2. (transitive) To surpass in throwing.
    • But now, ten years later, after his recent shipwreck, he cannot compete as a runner, though he can outthrow the slighter Phaeacians with the heaviest discus.2002, Eva Brann, Homeric Moments, page 48

Questions about outthrew

What is outthrew the simple past of?
Outthrew is the simple past of outthrow.

Words near outthrew in the dictionary

  1. outthought
  2. outthreaten
  3. outthreatened
  4. outthreatening
  5. outthreatens
  6. outthrew
  7. outthrob
  8. outthrobbed
  9. outthrobbing
  10. outthrobs
  11. outthrough

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