throw up

verb

threw up; thrown up; throwing up; throws up

Definition of throw up

intransitive verb

: vomit

transitive verb

1 : vomit

2 : to raise quickly

3 : to build hurriedly new houses thrown up almost overnight

4 : give up, quit the urge … to throw up all intellectual work— Norman Mailer

5 : to bring forth : produce

6 : to make distinct especially by contrast : cause to stand out

7 : to mention repeatedly by way of reproach

throw up one's hands

: to admit defeat in the end throws up his hands in despair— Frank Conroy

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Examples of throw up in a Sentence

she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner 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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Kim shared two other photos of just her and North, which show the mother-daughter-duo poking out their lips in one shot and throwing up the peace sign in the other. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "North West Wears a Nose Ring as She Rocks an Edgy Look for Great Grandma MJ's Birthday Party," 23 July 2019 Three previous missions, including Chandrayaan-1, sent probes careening into the lunar south pole to throw up debris clouds on impact that overhead orbiters could chemically analyze. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "India's historic moon mission launches toward lunar south pole," 22 July 2019 The one who could throw up to 40 pitches without a second thought. — Maria Torres, latimes.com, "Angels’ Noe Ramirez made a quick fix and pitched himself into a bigger role," 28 June 2019 Moments after Boyle called him to offer him the role, Patel, who was sick in bed at the time of call, threw up. — Jason Pham, NBC News, "For Beatles-singing star Himesh Patel, 'Yesterday' represents the future of film," 27 June 2019 The 2019 US Open has thrown up some exciting moments as the world's finest golfers face off for supremacy, but could any professional footballers hold their own in the tournament? — SI.com, "US Open: 6 Footballers Who Are Actually Really Good at Golf," 16 June 2019 The rest of the decor is relatively simple: White walls, rustic fireplaces, and vintage signs (well, maybe the chef throwing up an A-ok sign is a little unexpected). — Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, "This Converted English Barn Is All About the Ceilings," 12 Aug. 2015 However a closer look at the depth in Liverpool's current ranks throws up something of a forgotten man at Anfield. — SI.com, "Why Keeping Nathaniel Clyne at Liverpool Instead of Spending Makes a Lot of Sense," 16 July 2019 The Cubs haven’t shied from speaking out about Pirates pitchers throwing up-and-in, including strong words from Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant, not to mention Maddon’s Fourth of July eruption aimed at Hurdle when the teams played at PNC Park. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Jon Lester’s big bat — and strong arm — bashes the Pirates in a 10-4 Cubs win," 13 July 2019

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throw up

intransitive verb

\ ˌthrō-ˈəp

Medical Definition of throw up

: vomit

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