Showing posts with label thrown out. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thrown out. Show all posts

Monday, July 30, 2012

throne, thrown

Throne or throne means the ceremonial chair a king or queen sits on--
The queen sits on the throne when she holds court.
No one may sit on the throne but the king.

Thrown or thrown ( rhymes with throne ) is a participle of "throw", meaning to cast or propel, usually with the hand or arm--
His has thrown the discus farther than anyone else.
The crowd was very quiet while the first ball was thrown..

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The objects thrown by the unruly crowd never got anywhere near the throne."

Note--"thrown out" may mean discarded, as trash--
I hope she hasn't thrown out my notes.
Note # 2--"thrown" or "thrown out" may also mean an injury, usually meaning a person's back--
He can't come to work today because he has thrown out his back.