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 The whole thing seemed to go south rapidly, with a 6 AM deadline thrown down as a marker. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026 London — Keir Starmer has thrown down the gauntlet to his potential rivals, defying calls to quit as Britain’s prime minister and instead challenging his would-be opponents to launch a formal challenge against his leadership of the Labour Party. —

Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Jokic threw down a dunk over Gobert at the other end to keep the Nuggets within range. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Rivera testified that when the Colombian commandos arrived at the president’s home, Moïse’s guards threw down their weapons. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for throw down

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Houser grinded through a pair of long innings that ate into his pitch count, throwing 37 pitches in the first inning and 27 more pitches in the third inning.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
But the game was overshadowed by a pregame incident that resulted in three ejections before the first pitch was thrown.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026