throw up
Britishverb
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to give up; abandon, relinquish
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to build or construct hastily
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to reveal; produce
every generation throws up its own leaders
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informal (also intr) to vomit
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Vomit, as in The new drug makes many patients throw up . [First half of 1700s]
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Abandon, relinquish, as in After the results of the poll came in, she threw up her campaign for the Senate .
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Construct hurriedly, as in The builder threw up three houses in a matter of a few months . [Late 1500s]
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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
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Numbers don’t lie, and U.S. companies are still throwing up good ones.
From Barron's
Numbers don’t lie, and U.S. companies are still throwing up good ones.
From Barron's
I jumped out of bed, flew to a window, and threw up all over the place.
From Literature
The note also concedes that the scenario projected by Citrini’s researchers is “thought-provoking” and throws up conditions and circumstances that do merit study and discussion.
From MarketWatch
The Games always throws up the unexpected - and the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has been no different.
From BBC
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