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throw shapes

throw shapes verb: to act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.

Verb

throw shapes (third-person singular simple present throws shapes, present participle throwing shapes, simple past threw shapes, past participle thrown shapes)

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.
  2. (Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To dance.

Forms of throw shapes

third-person singular presentthrows shapes
present participlethrowing shapes
pastthrew shapes
past participlethrown shapes

Questions about throw shapes

What does throw shapes mean?
Throw shapes means to act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.
What part of speech is throw shapes?
Throw shapes is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw shapes?
The past tense of throw shapes is threw shapes.

Words near throw shapes in the dictionary

  1. throw pillows
  2. throw rug
  3. throw rugs
  4. throw salt
  5. throw shade
  6. throw shapes
  7. throw signs
  8. throw smoke
  9. throw some shapes
  10. throw someone a bone
  11. throw someone a curve

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