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 senior Foster scored a team-high 22 points while Freemantle, on his way to 15 points, threw down a dunk with a second left to seal the comeback win and ignite the fans at UD Arena, which is just over 50 miles away from campus in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Jacob Lev, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
When Geronimo threw down his dunk with 4:35 left in the period, that marked the first points from the bench since junior power forward Tafara Gapare sank one of two free throws with 10:36 to go in the first half of an 88-71 romp over Southern California on Feb. 20.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
And now there’s another chance for whiskey collectors to throw down big bucks for bottles, albeit without an altruistic bent, via the new Whisky & Whiskey auction from Sotheby’s.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Coincidentally, Curry also threw down a sick dunk to end the 2019 All-Star Game, bouncing himself an alley-oop lob and finishing with a reverse.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Lev, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
When Geronimo threw down his dunk with 4:35 left in the period, that marked the first points from the bench since junior power forward Tafara Gapare sank one of two free throws with 10:36 to go in the first half of an 88-71 romp over Southern California on Feb. 20.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
And now there’s another chance for whiskey collectors to throw down big bucks for bottles, albeit without an altruistic bent, via the new Whisky & Whiskey auction from Sotheby’s.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Coincidentally, Curry also threw down a sick dunk to end the 2019 All-Star Game, bouncing himself an alley-oop lob and finishing with a reverse.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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