Throwdown
noun
a fall in wrestling, indicating defeat; also written throw-down
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- Throw-down
noun See throwdown
- Throwed
verb, Nonstandard. 1. a simple past tense and past participle of throw.
- Thrower
noun 1. a person or thing that throws. 2. flinger (def 2).
- Throw good money after bad
Waste more money in hopes of recouping previous losses, as in Hiring him to improve that software is throwing good money after bad; it’s based on an older operating system and will soon be obsolete. [ Late 1800s ]
- Throwing-stick
noun 1. a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game. 2. Australian. a boomerang. throwing stick noun 1. a primitive device for hurling a spear with greater leverage, consisting of […]