throw down
verb
threw down; thrown down; throwing down; throws down
Examples of throw down in a Sentence
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
Recent Examples on the Web
There are going to be guys getting thrown down, rolled up into our ankles.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
The 6-foot-4 athlete was in transition all by herself and threw down a sensational dunk.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
The 6-4, 210-pound four-star from Nebraska is a really good basketball player who’s thrown down some eye-catching dunks.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Of course, no conversation about Yellowjackets season 3 would be complete without a deep dive into Shauna's vicious throw down with Swank's Melissa — during which Shauna rips a chunk of flesh off Melissa's arm with her teeth and forces her to eat it.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
The 6-foot-4 athlete was in transition all by herself and threw down a sensational dunk.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
The 6-4, 210-pound four-star from Nebraska is a really good basketball player who’s thrown down some eye-catching dunks.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Of course, no conversation about Yellowjackets season 3 would be complete without a deep dive into Shauna's vicious throw down with Swank's Melissa — during which Shauna rips a chunk of flesh off Melissa's arm with her teeth and forces her to eat it.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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