1
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in to throw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of throw up
The group was definitely flexing through that opening trio of tunes, throwing up new ideas and seeing what stuck as those three numbers took up the first 30 minutes of stage time.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
New Orleans threw up the proverbial white flag while the Hornets were squaring off versus the Jazz, shutting down South Carolina native Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum for the rest of the season.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Every Abby Jimenez book throws up dire circumstances in love’s way, but X. and Sam seem to get double or triple the trouble.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Marshall throws up a difficult floater, even drawing a foul, and the shot still goes into the basket.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
New Orleans threw up the proverbial white flag while the Hornets were squaring off versus the Jazz, shutting down South Carolina native Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum for the rest of the season.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Every Abby Jimenez book throws up dire circumstances in love’s way, but X. and Sam seem to get double or triple the trouble.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Marshall throws up a difficult floater, even drawing a foul, and the shot still goes into the basket.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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