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throw down

verb

threw down; thrown down; throwing down; throws down

transitive verb

1
: to cause to fall : overthrow
2
3
: to cast off : discard
4
: to make (a slam dunk) with exceptional force

Examples of throw down in a Sentence

throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Five of those makes (on five shots) came from Minott, who hit two threes and threw down a pair of dunks off feeds from Pritchard and Brown. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025 San Francisco countered every punch the Gophers threw down the stretch to claim a 77-65 Power Four nonconference victory at a neutral site. Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025 The Tigers mashed their foot on the gas, with Mitchell throwing down an authoritative dunk off a feed from Robinson. The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025 Mysterio didn’t want to throw down in New York. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for throw down

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of throw down was in the 13th century

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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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