throw+down
1throw down — index overthrow, precipitate (throw down violently), subvert Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2throw down — verb a) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully. The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered. b) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully. ...this guide tracks the artists and recordings that throw… …
3Throw Down — Infobox Film name = Throw Down caption = director = Johnnie To writer = Yau Nai Hoi Au Kin Yee Yip Tin Shing starring = Louis Koo Aaron Kwok Cherrie In producer = Stephen Lam Johnnie To Presented by Charles Heung Yang Ying Administrative Producer …
4throw-down — noun a) A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight. [<span style= font variant:small caps >speaking to his daughter</span>]: Don’t think you’re getting away with the staying out all night thing. [<span style= font… …
5throw down the gauntlet — {v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. * /Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./ …
6throw down the gauntlet — {v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. * /Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./ …
7Throw Down Your Arms — Infobox Album | Name = Throw Down Your Arms Type = Cover album Artist = Sinéad O Connor Caption = deletable image caption Released = October 4, 2005 Recorded = Genre = Reggae Length = CD 1: 47:27 CD 2: 48:09 Label = Chocolate and Vanilla Producer …
8throw down — Synonyms and related words: beat down, blow down, blow over, bowl down, bowl over, break down, bring, bring down, bulldog, bulldoze, burn down, cast down, chop down, cut down, dash down, deck, down, drop, fell, fetch down, flatten, floor, ground …
9To throw down — Throw Throw, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown} (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen, [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. dr[=a]jan, L.… …
10throw down the gauntlet — verb To issue a challenge. The competing firm threw down the gauntlet by offering a faster product at a lower price. See Also: take up the gauntlet …
