throw down
Language: en
generalneutral
- To cause an object to fall or be placed downward by throwing, lowering, or dropping it.
generalneutral
- To hand over or place something in another person's possession by dropping or laying it down.
USUKinformal
- To stop working abruptly or abandon one's tools or task, often to attend to an urgent matter or in protest.
generalneutralmilitary
- To lay down weapons or cease resistance; to surrender arms.
generalformalliterary
- To overthrow, demolish, or bring down (a government, regime, monument, or other established thing).
generalinformal
- To play, place, or reveal a card or item in a game by putting it down on the playing surface.
USUKinformalcolloquial
- To issue a challenge to fight or engage in a contest; to provoke or initiate a confrontation.
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