1
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in to throw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
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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Recent Examples of throw up
The Warriors forward drove into the paint and threw up a shot through contact from three defenders.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Well, throwing up or seeing someone else throw up was my biggest fear, and my second biggest fear was surgery, and my third biggest fear was the hospital.
—Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Even the nutritional character of the soil could be altered because of the influx of sediment deposits and underground water contamination, throwing up other obstacles for cultivation later on.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
Political players had painted Hollywood red with communism and the studios threw up their hands.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Well, throwing up or seeing someone else throw up was my biggest fear, and my second biggest fear was surgery, and my third biggest fear was the hospital.
—Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Even the nutritional character of the soil could be altered because of the influx of sediment deposits and underground water contamination, throwing up other obstacles for cultivation later on.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
Political players had painted Hollywood red with communism and the studios threw up their hands.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Katy Puig vomited a gush of seawater as a boater hoisted her unconscious body out of the water, fighting the current to get her to a yacht that had come to the rescue before first responders arrived in a flotilla.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Texas Tech’s football team was penalized twice for unsportsmanlike conduct because fans hurled tortillas during a 42-17 win over Kansas earlier this month.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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At one point, Jonah encourages Morgan to hurl eggs at a piece of art that dredges up painful memories.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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