"throwdown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-throwdown.ogg [Australia] Forms: throwdowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from throw down. Fight and music senses from earlier idiom throw down the gauntlet (“issue a challenge”). Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|throw down}} Deverbal from throw down, {{m|en|throw down the gauntlet||issue a challenge}} throw down the gauntlet (“issue a challenge”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} throwdown (plural throwdowns)
  1. (slang, wrestling) A fall, indicating defeat. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Wrestling, Violence
    Sense id: en-throwdown-en-noun-gf7eZu6V Disambiguation of Violence: 11 13 17 18 13 13 4 12 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling
  2. (slang, rare) A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations where deadly force would only have been justified if the victim were armed. Also an untraceable weapon kept in readiness for such use. Tags: rare, slang Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-throwdown-en-noun-61XZ7a4P Disambiguation of Violence: 11 13 17 18 13 13 4 12 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 10 23 17 10 11 8 9 12 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 22 16 8 14 8 9 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 34 9 6 10 7 8 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 32 10 6 9 7 12 15
  3. (slang, basketball) A slam dunk. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Basketball, Beer, Violence
    Sense id: en-throwdown-en-noun-q4QxH2Pz Disambiguation of Beer: 9 15 23 9 12 7 16 10 Disambiguation of Violence: 11 13 17 18 13 13 4 12 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (slang) A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Dances, Violence
    Sense id: en-throwdown-en-noun-D1y49tsY Disambiguation of Dances: 9 10 16 26 15 11 4 7 Disambiguation of Violence: 11 13 17 18 13 13 4 12
  5. (slang, hip-hop) A performance by a rapper or DJ that is intended to be particularly hardcore or intense. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-throwdown-en-noun-Ib75N5id Disambiguation of Violence: 11 13 17 18 13 13 4 12 Topics: dancing, hip-hop, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  6. (slang, hardcore punk music) A type of hardcore dance in which a person violently clears a space for himself and appears to be ready to fight those around him, while making violent and erratic movements with his body. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-throwdown-en-noun-wAnyfleo Disambiguation of Violence: 11 13 17 18 13 13 4 12
  7. (Australia, informal) A 250 ml bottle of beer. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-throwdown-en-noun-U~z6GUIg Categories (other): Australian English
  8. (Australia) A type of small firework that explodes with a loud noise when thrown violently onto the ground. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Pyrotechnics, Violence
    Sense id: en-throwdown-en-noun-6rbYAxuv Disambiguation of Pyrotechnics: 9 9 21 9 9 9 9 26 Disambiguation of Violence: 11 13 17 18 13 13 4 12 Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: throw-down Related terms: beatdown, smackdown

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