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
Monk knocked down a 3-pointer, dished to Sabonis for a dunk and threw down a dunk of his own as the Kings came back to cut the deficit to three at the end of the first quarter.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Slot threw down the gauntlet for Isak on Friday, stating that Liverpool’s record signing was now in a position to be judged fairly after building up regular game-time for club and country after a disrupted summer.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Texas Tech threw down the gauntlet at home to Kansas and triumphed 42-17 to maintain its unbeaten status.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The 6-foot-9 Jefferson threw down multiple dunks.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Kuminga elevated, switched the ball from his right to his left hand, and threw down a poster dunk.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Fry hit the dirt at home plate in immediate pain, and Skubal threw down his glove and hat in shock.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
With Boise State leading 7-3 and having just forced a 4th-and-long deep in South Florida territory, Banks threw down USF quarterback Byrum Brown, resulting in an unnecessary roughness penalty and a new set of downs that eventually led to a Bulls touchdown.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
Payton gave Webb his first crack at the job and threw down a bit of a challenge during the practice week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Slot threw down the gauntlet for Isak on Friday, stating that Liverpool’s record signing was now in a position to be judged fairly after building up regular game-time for club and country after a disrupted summer.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Texas Tech threw down the gauntlet at home to Kansas and triumphed 42-17 to maintain its unbeaten status.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The 6-foot-9 Jefferson threw down multiple dunks.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Kuminga elevated, switched the ball from his right to his left hand, and threw down a poster dunk.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Fry hit the dirt at home plate in immediate pain, and Skubal threw down his glove and hat in shock.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
With Boise State leading 7-3 and having just forced a 4th-and-long deep in South Florida territory, Banks threw down USF quarterback Byrum Brown, resulting in an unnecessary roughness penalty and a new set of downs that eventually led to a Bulls touchdown.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
Payton gave Webb his first crack at the job and threw down a bit of a challenge during the practice week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw down
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Asked in court to provide proof that the items had nails fixed to them, Hewson said agents threw them away after the incident.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The children also broke a weight scale, threw sports equipment throughout the room and stole several items.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The White House lowered its flags to half-staff in honor of Cheney Tuesday morning, per CBS News’s Jennifer Jacobs.—
Keely Bastow,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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Trump directed that flags be lowered most recently after the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk in September.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Houston’s Kevin Durant dropped 37 points, with 16 coming at the charity stripe, but no other player on Houston’s roster scored more than 17.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The loss was an unfamiliar feeling for the Dodgers, who had only dropped one game this entire postseason entering Friday.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Threw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20down. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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