Throw-up Definition

verb

Used other than as an idiom: see throw,"Ž up.

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(now colloquial) To vomit.

The baby threw up all over my shirt.
That cat is always throwing up hairballs.
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To produce something new or unexpected.
This system has thrown up a few problems.
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To cause something such as dust or water to rise into the air.
The car wheels threw up a shower of stones.
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To erect, particularly hastily.

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noun
(colloquial) Vomit.
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Alternative spelling of throw up.
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A kind of simple graffiti; a throwie.

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Throw-up Sentence Examples

  • It's difficult to say exactly why cats throw up because there are so many reasons a cat may vomit.

  • Her ears were buzzing, and she fought the urge to throw up.

  • The Beehive (so called from the shape of its cone), the Grand and the Lone Star throw up columns to a height of Zoo ft.

  • Three springs outside the west gate throw up streams of tepid water to a height of about 2 ft.

  • We also acknowledge that from time to time this will throw up issues which might be considered anomalous.

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