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(transitive) To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully. / (transitive, dated) To destroy or demolish.

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throw down

Source Word

throw down

Verb

transitive dated

(transitive) To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully. / (transitive, dated) To destroy or demolish.

Japanese Meaning

（手に持っている物を）力を加えて落とす / （古風な表現で）破壊する、または取り壊す

壊れやすい花瓶を投げ落とさないよう彼に注意したが、彼は私の言うことを無視してそれを床に投げつけた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.

The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.

Sense（2）

(transitive, dated) To destroy or demolish.

to throw down a tower

throws down

（ present singular third-person ）

throwing down

（ participle present ）

threw down

（ past ）

thrown down

（ participle past ）