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thrown over

thrown over is the past participle of throw over.

Meaning of throw over

Verb

throw over (third-person singular simple present throws over, present participle throwing over, simple past threw over, past participle thrown over)

  1. (transitive) To discard or give up (a plan or project, etc.).
    • I failed to strike anything of any benefit at all, and I became entirely disgusted and threw the whole thing over.1909, Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society
    Synonyms:
    abandon, give up
  2. (transitive) To break off relations with (a friend, romantic partner etc.).
    • The girl he was engaged to at Clapton Hill tried to get it out of him, and threw him over partly because he refused, and partly because, as she said, he fairly gave her the "'ump."1901, H G Wells, Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland
    Synonyms:
    break up with, dump

Questions about thrown over

What is thrown over the past participle of?
Thrown over is the past participle of throw over.

Words near thrown over in the dictionary

  1. thrown oneself behind
  2. thrown oneself into
  3. thrown oneself on someone's mercy
  4. thrown open
  5. thrown out
  6. thrown over
  7. thrown pearls before swine
  8. thrown shade
  9. thrown shapes
  10. thrown smoke
  11. thrown someone a bone

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