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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There are reports of early previews making people leave en masse during particularly brutal scenes, or even throw up.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, the Department of Education is asleep at the switch, and Thomas Jefferson is doing its best to throw up barriers to obtaining documents about its activities.
—The Editors, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
Kimbrough shot and killed Hickerson on an Indiana highway in 2022 after the 30-year-old threw up his hands at Kimbrough’s reckless driving, according to witnesses.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
Whereupon Belichick threw up a peace sign with his right hand and my soul left my body.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, the Department of Education is asleep at the switch, and Thomas Jefferson is doing its best to throw up barriers to obtaining documents about its activities.
—The Editors, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
Kimbrough shot and killed Hickerson on an Indiana highway in 2022 after the 30-year-old threw up his hands at Kimbrough’s reckless driving, according to witnesses.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
Whereupon Belichick threw up a peace sign with his right hand and my soul left my body.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20up. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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