I looked like a jobbing flamenco guitarist from a package resort hotel who'd thrown himself under a truck.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
All three staggered back, and one fell down, waving its arms and legs like a beetle thrown on its back.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2002)
All related terms of 'thrown'
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a throw
throw
When you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air.
throw away
When you throw away or throw out something that you do not want , you get rid of it, for example by putting it in a rubbish container .
throw in
If you throw in a remark when having a conversation , you add it in a casual or unexpected way.
throw off
If you throw off something that is restricting you or making you unhappy , you get rid of it.
throw out
If a judge throws out a case , he or she rejects it and the accused person does not have to stand trial .
throw up
When someone throws up , they vomit.
throw back
If you throw something back at a person, you remind them of something bad they did in the past , in order to upset them.
throw down
If you throw down a challenge to someone, you do something new or unexpected in a bold or forceful manner that will probably cause them to reply or react equally strongly.
throw over
to forsake or abandon ; jilt
throw about
to spend (one's money) in a reckless and flaunting manner
throw around
If you say that someone throws around a word or name, you disapprove of the fact that they mention it frequently, often in an inappropriate way in order to impress someone.
throw aside
If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea , you abandon it or reject it.
throw together
If you throw something together , for example a meal or a costume , you make it quickly and not very carefully.
be thrown in at the deep end
to start by doing the most difficult part of a job or task , before you have tried to do the easier parts, or to start a job or task without any preparation
throwaway
A throwaway product is intended to be used only for a short time, and then to be thrown away.
throwback
If you say that something is a throwback to a former time, you mean that it is like something that existed a long time ago .
to be thrown in at the deep end
to be put into a situation without preparation or introduction