throws down

Verb

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

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

   Synonyms:

   cast down, cast aside, throw aside

2. (dated, transitive) To destroy or demolish.
   • to throw down a tower
3. (idiomatic, slang, transitive) To produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
   • ...this guide tracks the artists and recordings that throw down the funk!2001, Dave Thompson, Funk, back cover
4. (broadly, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".
   • Yeah, they could literally throw down. When their sound came out, it was earth-shaking.1997, Richard C. Green, Soul: Black Power, Politics, and Pleasure, page 93
5. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) 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!"
6. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To fight; to make a stand.
   • Age ain't nothin' but a number / Throwin' down ain't nothin' but a thing / This lovin' I have for you, it'll never change1994 December 6, R. Kelly, “Age Ain't Nothing but a Number”, in Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, performed by Aaliyah, track 4

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