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
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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."
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Throw down as a verb (transitive, dated):
To destroy or demolish.
Examples:
"to throw down a tower"
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Throw down as a verb (slang, idiomatic, transitive):
to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
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Throw down as a verb (slang, idiomatic, intransitive):
to fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.
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Throw down as a verb (slang, idiomatic, intransitive, by extension):
to accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".
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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."
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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!"
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Throw up as a verb:
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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."
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Throw up as a verb:
To produce something new or unexpected.
Examples:
"This system has thrown up a few problems."
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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."
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Throw up as a verb:
To erect, particularly hastily.
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Throw up as a verb (ambitransitive):
To give up, abandon something.
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Throw up as a verb:
To display a gang sign using the hands
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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."