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View synonyms for throw up

throw up

verb

  1. to give up; abandon, relinquish
  2. to build or construct hastily
  3. to reveal; produce

    every generation throws up its own leaders

  4. informal.
    also intr to vomit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

He throws up what looks like a jump ball until you realize the pass actually is directed to a leaping receiver.

Then, on a mad-dash scramble to his right, Maiava threw up a downfield prayer to Duce Robinson, who came back to the ball for a miraculous reception.

However, this throws up the possibility of uncertainty over where knockout matches would be played if India progress to the semi-finals.

From BBC

“Do not despair. This is not a time to throw up our hands,” Harris said.

"This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves."

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