as in to throw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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The Heat’s rookie center entered for his first action of the night with 1:35 left in the opening quarter and immediately threw down an alley-oop dunk on his first possession of the game.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
On March 10 in Toronto, Coulibaly pump-faked beyond the 3-point line, drove past the Raptors’ Jamison Battle and threw down a two-handed dunk.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
LaVine threw down a sensational alley-oop dunk on a lob from Monk and then hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Sacramento up 48-36.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
Remember the thrill of mastering Joust, catching 'em all in every Pokémon game from Game Boy to Game Boy Advance, or throwing down in arcade classics like Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom?
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 21 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
On March 10 in Toronto, Coulibaly pump-faked beyond the 3-point line, drove past the Raptors’ Jamison Battle and threw down a two-handed dunk.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
LaVine threw down a sensational alley-oop dunk on a lob from Monk and then hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Sacramento up 48-36.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
Remember the thrill of mastering Joust, catching 'em all in every Pokémon game from Game Boy to Game Boy Advance, or throwing down in arcade classics like Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom?
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20down. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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