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throw hands

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[throh handz] / ˈθroʊ ˈhændz /

verb (used without object)

  1. Slang. to physically fight.


Example Sentences

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Just like they did at New York's Madison Square Garden, Taylor and Serrano continued to throw hands until the final seconds of round 10.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

Schmetzer was heated after the Portland loss but not enough to throw hands.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

“Those two guys, they’re fighting but it’s staying in the game, nothing bad between those two; they won’t throw hands or something like that,” forward Nicolas Batum said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022

"That might be the dumbest, stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. Maybe some of you guys like to throw hands at football games, that’s not me. I keep it about the game."

From Fox News • Sep. 1, 2021

A plumber by trade, Johnny is New Orleans through and through—loud, brash, quick to laugh or throw hands, yet deeply sensitive and empathetic.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020

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