THROW DOWN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

throw down

verb

Definition of throw down next

as in to throw

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally throw down the gun, and put your hands up

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Recent Examples of throw down Maureen Bannon, a former Army officer who served in Iraq and who happens to be Steve Bannon’s daughter, agrees to throw down. —

Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026 Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own. —

Ryan Brennan march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026 Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit. —

Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026 One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend. —

Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for throw down

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The person throwing the bowling ball might not have intended a specific victim to be killed, or even knowingly planned to kill someone, but nonetheless did something that was obviously likely to cause serious harm.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Jane tries to give it a bit of meta humor, milking laughs from throwing money at Juicy and doing little jazz hands.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026