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Meaning of throw down

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

throw down

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

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

    Example: The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.

  2. To destroy or demolish.

    Example: to throw down a tower

throw down

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.

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

  3. (by extension) to accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".

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

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