The difference between Throw down and Throw up


Throw down is also verb with the meaning: to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.

Throw up is also noun with the meaning: vomit.

check bellow for the other definitions of Throw down and Throw up

  1. Throw down as a verb (transitive):

    To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.

    Examples:

    "The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered."

  2. Throw down as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To destroy or demolish.

    Examples:

    "to throw down a tower"

  1. Throw down as a verb (slang, idiomatic, transitive):

    to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.

  2. Throw down as a verb (slang, idiomatic, intransitive):

    to fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.

  3. Throw down as a verb (slang, idiomatic, intransitive, by extension):

    to accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".

  4. Throw down as a verb (slang, idiomatic, intransitive):

    to make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album)

    Examples:

    "We're goin' in on a pizza; you in?" "Yeah, I'll throw down."

  5. Throw down as a verb (slang, idiomatic, intransitive):

    to drink a large amount of beer quickly.

    Examples:

    "We need to finish these five pitchers in half an hour, so throw down as fast as you can!"

  1. Throw up as a verb:

  2. Throw up as a verb (now, _, colloquial):

    To vomit.

    Examples:

    "The baby threw up all over my shirt."

    "That cat is always throwing up hairballs."

  3. Throw up as a verb:

    To produce something new or unexpected.

    Examples:

    "This system has thrown up a few problems."

  4. Throw up as a verb:

    To cause something such as dust or water to rise into the air.

    Examples:

    "The car wheels threw up a shower of stones."

  5. Throw up as a verb:

    To erect, particularly hastily.

  6. Throw up as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To give up, abandon something.

  7. Throw up as a verb:

    To display a gang sign using the hands

  1. Throw up as a noun (colloquial):

    Vomit.

    Examples:

    "We had to scrub the seats for throw up when we left the dog in the car."

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