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underthrown

underthrown is the past participle of underthrow.

Meaning of underthrow

Verb

underthrow (third-person singular simple present underthrows, present participle underthrowing, simple past underthrew, past participle underthrown)

  1. To throw a pass that falls short of the receiver. (May take either the thrown pass or the receiver as its direct object.)
    • The underthrown pass was knocked down.1960 December 27, Joseph M. Sheehan, “Eagles Win, 17-13, To Take Pro Title”, in The New York Times

Questions about underthrown

What is underthrown the past participle of?
Underthrown is the past participle of underthrow.

Words near underthrown in the dictionary

  1. underthought
  2. underthreshold
  3. underthrew
  4. underthrow
  5. underthrowing
  6. underthrown
  7. underthrows
  8. underthrust
  9. underthrusted
  10. underthrusting
  11. underthrusts

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