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throw some shapes

throw some shapes verb: to dance.

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To dance.
    • So put on your favourite tunes and throw some shapes.2014, Kate Knighton, Susan Meredith, Christyan Fox, Why should I bother to keep fit?: Why Should I?, →ISBN
    • By this time [he] has his shades on permanently, and sure enough he is soon up out of his seat to go and throw some shapes with the blonde woman at the far side.2016, Alasdair J.H. Jones, On South Bank: The Production of Public Space, →ISBN
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, some, shapes.
    • Kibria's paintings first throw some shapes into a geometric prominence, then quickly lead the viewer throught a complex of...1993, Vince Pitelka, 9 Modern Artists, Bangladesh, page 30
    • Granted, throwing some shapes on a page is pretty quick, but for your students to turn in a clean-looking diagram, they will have to put forth some effort.2001, Nathan Maxwell, MCSE instructor resource manual (70-220)

Examples of throw some shapes in a sentence

  • Then head to one of the nearby clubs and throw some shapes.2016, David Eimer, Lonely Planet Pocket Beijing, →ISBN:
  • It is possible to throw some shapes so that they have a perfectly acceptable base straight off the wheel, with very little finish work.2001, Clay: A Studio Handbook, page 77:

Forms of throw some shapes

third-person singular presentthrows some shapes
present participlethrowing some shapes
past participlethrew some shapes
pastthrew some shapes

Questions about throw some shapes

What does throw some shapes mean?
Throw some shapes means to dance.
How do you use throw some shapes in a sentence?
Then head to one of the nearby clubs and throw some shapes.
What part of speech is throw some shapes?
Throw some shapes is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw some shapes?
The past tense of throw some shapes is threw some shapes.

Words near throw some shapes in the dictionary

  1. throw salt
  2. throw shade
  3. throw shapes
  4. throw signs
  5. throw smoke
  6. throw some shapes
  7. throw someone a bone
  8. throw someone a curve
  9. throw someone a curveball
  10. throw someone a rope
  11. throw someone out of bed

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