THREW DOWN Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

threw down

verb

Definition of threw down next

past tense of throw down

as in threw

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

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Recent Examples of threw down 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 Two possessions later, with the Aggies ahead 82-74, Collins stole another pass at the top of the key and this time threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk to ice only the second NCAA Tournament win for Utah State in its dozen years in the Mountain West. —

Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026 Jung Kook threw down with Latto and Jack Harlow on Golden, while J-Hope got raw with Jack in the Box and his street-dance docuseries Hope on the Street. —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026 Canyon had runners on first and second with no outs when Ayres threw down to second for the out. —

Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026 Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk. —

Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Johan Munch threw down a dunk to give Oregon State a 78-75 lead before Adrian McIntyre hit a straight-away 3 pointer just before the buzzer that forced overtime. —

ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026 Melton scored a season-high 28 points and threw down a shocking poster dunk in the second half, while Moses Moody continued to shoot well and scored 24. —

Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 Saturday afternoon, a fan in search of an autograph threw down their wallet from the bleachers. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026

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Clay Holmes threw 5 2/3 innings, Devin Williams recorded his first save in a Mets uniform, and the Mets limited the Cards to only five hits throughout the entire game, quieting the bats that made a lot of noise in their season-opening series.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Ohtani threw a total of 67⅓ innings last year (including the postseason) in his return from a second elbow surgery.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026