throw up

verb

1. to give up; abandon, relinquish

2. to build or construct hastily

3. to reveal; produce

   every generation throws up its own leaders

4. informal,  (also intr) to vomit

Idioms and Phrases

Vomit, as in The new drug makes many patients throw up . [First half of 1700s]

Abandon, relinquish, as in After the results of the poll came in, she threw up her campaign for the Senate .

Construct hurriedly, as in The builder threw up three houses in a matter of a few months . [Late 1500s]

throw it up to . Criticize, upbraid, as in Dad was always throwing it up to the boys that they were careless and messy . [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

A search for the term "carbide gun" on Instagram and YouTube throws up dozens of videos of young people making and using these devices, often accompanied by rap music.

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Whatever the issues might be, fans are not throwing up their hands and walking away.

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He threw up a prayer into driving rain and it found Lane in perfect stride as he sprinted into the end zone for a 59-yard score.

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"I was throwing up all night, to the point where I was throwing up stomach acid, blood, white foam."

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Cameroonian political scientist Stephane Akoa told AFP before the vote that the campaign had been "much livelier than usual" and the vote was "therefore more likely to throw up surprises".

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