as in to throw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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The All-Star forward sprinted full court then threw down a nasty dunk over Finney-Smith and Nic Claxton to tie the game at 92 with 31.4 seconds left in regulation.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
And then there was a perfect throw down the right sideline to wide receiver Deontay Burnett that was dropped in the end zone early in the fourth quarter.
—Jon MacHota, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
In global development, something like 60 to 70 percent of interventions tested show no results at all, which effectively means the money donated could have just been thrown down a hole.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
By keeping the narrative in the present tense, Eisenberg throws down a cinematic gauntlet, of bringing history to life in the present tense, photographically and dramatically.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
And then there was a perfect throw down the right sideline to wide receiver Deontay Burnett that was dropped in the end zone early in the fourth quarter.
—Jon MacHota, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
In global development, something like 60 to 70 percent of interventions tested show no results at all, which effectively means the money donated could have just been thrown down a hole.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
By keeping the narrative in the present tense, Eisenberg throws down a cinematic gauntlet, of bringing history to life in the present tense, photographically and dramatically.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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