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throw down — index overthrow, precipitate (throw down violently), subvert Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
throw-down — throwˈ down noun A home made firework, esp one that makes a noise when dropped on the ground • • • Main Entry: ↑throw … Useful english dictionary
throw down — verb a) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully. The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered. b) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully. ...this guide tracks the artists and recordings that throw… … Wiktionary
throw down — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English throwen doun, from throwen to throw + doun down 1. : to cause to fall : overthrow if a tree is thrown down in a storm J.G.Frazer 2. : precipitate … Useful english dictionary
throw down — in. to eat; to gobble one’s food. (The opposite of throw up = to vomit.) □ Man, I’m starved. Let’s find a hamburger joint and throw down. □ What time are you going to throw down tonight? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Throw Down — Infobox Film name = Throw Down caption = director = Johnnie To writer = Yau Nai Hoi Au Kin Yee Yip Tin Shing starring = Louis Koo Aaron Kwok Cherrie In producer = Stephen Lam Johnnie To Presented by Charles Heung Yang Ying Administrative Producer … Wikipedia
throw down — PHRASAL VERB If you throw down a challenge to someone, you do something new or unexpected in a bold or forceful manner that will probably cause them to reply or react equally strongly. [V P n (not pron)] The regional parliament threw down a new… … English dictionary
throw-down — noun a) A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight. [<span style= font variant:small caps >speaking to his daughter</span>]: Don’t think you’re getting away with the staying out all night thing. [<span style= font… … Wiktionary
Throw-Down — To write or speak. Let me Throw Down this speech, and we ll go … Dictionary of american slang
Throw-Down — To write or speak. Let me Throw Down this speech, and we ll go … Dictionary of american slang
