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  1. throw-downnoun

    A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight.

  2. throw-downnoun

    A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation.

  3. Etymology: Evolved from the older idiom throw down the gauntlet.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of throw-down in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of throw-down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of throw-down in a Sentence

  1. Sayles Kasten:

    It gave him a needed boost at an important time, but also I think it signaled for a lot of young progressive people that this is the campaign that we should throw down for.

  2. The Hollywood Reporter:

    It took less than five minutes into Fox's 'Grease: Live' for director Thomas Kail to throw down the gauntlet, kick it out the door and slam the door shut on just about any future live musicals when it comes to sheer technical dexterity.

  3. Horacio Rodríguez Larreta:

    The demonstration turned into a situation of violence. There was a group of demonstrators who began to throw down the fences, to throw stones, to attack the police.

  4. Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood:

    Now there's just so much more attention and such a strategic support lined up for Stacey ahead of November, whether it's from her campaign directly -- I'm sure she's got an incredible strategy planned -- but also generally from these independent political organizations like ours that are ready to really throw down in a way that, unfortunately, Stacey Abrams didn't get to see in 2018.

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