"throw it back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: throws it back [present, singular, third-person], throwing it back [participle, present], threw it back [past], thrown it back [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> it back}} throw it back (third-person singular simple present throws it back, present participle throwing it back, simple past threw it back, past participle thrown it back)
  1. (dance, slang) To arch the back and thrust the hips backwards. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Dance

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for throw it back meaning in English (1.6kB)

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