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outthrown

outthrown is the past participle 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 outthrown

What is outthrown the past participle of?
Outthrown is the past participle of outthrow.

Words near outthrown in the dictionary

  1. outthrobbing
  2. outthrobs
  3. outthrough
  4. outthrow
  5. outthrowing
  6. outthrown
  7. outthrows
  8. outthrust
  9. outthrusted
  10. outthrusting
  11. outthrustings

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