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
Sometimes children have other injuries after being thrown down or impacted against something.
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Lori Frasier, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The only miss from deep, by Julius Randle, ended up being one of the most electrifying plays of the game, when Ant elevated, scraped his knuckles on the FedEx Forum ceiling, and threw down a putback dunk.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Fultz scored his first two baskets as part of an 8-2 run as the Kings cut the deficit to 14 — and later threw down an emphatic dunk over Hield — but Sacramento trailed 100-83 at the end of the third quarter.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, that included throwing down three dunks in a win over the Toronto Raptors.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Lori Frasier, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The only miss from deep, by Julius Randle, ended up being one of the most electrifying plays of the game, when Ant elevated, scraped his knuckles on the FedEx Forum ceiling, and threw down a putback dunk.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Fultz scored his first two baskets as part of an 8-2 run as the Kings cut the deficit to 14 — and later threw down an emphatic dunk over Hield — but Sacramento trailed 100-83 at the end of the third quarter.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, that included throwing down three dunks in a win over the Toronto Raptors.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw down
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The first pitch Sánchez threw registered at 93.7 mph, something of a red flag considering his sinker has sat at 96 mph all season.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Iredale quickly fielded the ball and threw to second base.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2025
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Individual contracts can be selected prior to dropping into a match, and are the game’s primary form of long-term progression, allowing for permanent upgrades that make each run a little more meaningful.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Skeptics have countered that dropping routine crash data will blunt an early-warning system and that broad confidentiality requests could wall off crucial context when something goes wrong.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
2 May 2025
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20down. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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