Word info Synonyms Antonyms

throw down

Speech parts

1. throw down - Noun

2. throw down - Verb

Meaning

(transitive) To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.

(transitive, dated) To destroy or demolish.
to throw down a tower

(slang, idiomatic, transitive) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.

(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.

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

(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album)
"We're goin' in on a pizza; you in?" "Yeah, I'll throw down."

(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to drink a large amount quickly.
"We need to finish these five pitchers in half an hour, so throw down as fast as you can!"

(slang) A fight or brawl.

(slang) A challenge or incitement to fight.

(slang) A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigators.

(slang) The ability to outperform expectations.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

throw-down

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related terms

Examples

Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them. Joseph Addison

Before children, even the most cynical people throw down their usual masks and become capable of feeling the purity and love which all human beings seek. Sun Myung Moon

I grew up in the Cayman Islands. I didn't play video games or watch TV. I would basically come home from school, throw down my backpack, grab my machete, and go hike and chop down trees to make a fort. Armie Hammer

For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way that enables them to kind of throw down their crutches and walk. Jill McCorkle

I like seeing girls throw down. Mackenzie Foy

Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out. Zakk Wylde

Close letter words and terms