Synonyms for throw up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : throh

Phonetic Transcription : θroʊ

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Définition of throw up

Origin : "to project, propel," c.1300, from Old English þrawan "to twist, turn writhe" (past tense þreow, past participle þrawen), from Proto-Germanic *thræ- (cf. Old Saxon thraian, Middle Dutch dræyen, Dutch draaien, Old High German draen, German drehen "to turn, twist;" not found in Scandinavian or Gothic), from PIE *tere- "to rub, turn, rub by turning, bore" (cf. Sanskrit turah "wounded, hurt," Greek teirein "to rub, rub away," Latin terere "to rub, thresh, grind, wear away," Old Church Slavonic tiro "to rub," Lithuanian trinu "to rub," Old Irish tarathar "borer," Welsh taraw "to strike").
Not the usual Old English word for "to throw" (weorpan, related to warp (v.) was common in this sense). The sense evolution may be via the notion of whirling a missile before throwing it. The sense of "put by force" (e.g. throw in jail) is first recorded 1560; that of "to confuse, flabbergast" is from 1844; that of "lose deliberately" is from 1868.
To throw the book at (someone) is 1932, from notion of judge sentencing a criminal from a law book full of possible punishments. To throw (one's) hat in the ring "issue a challenge," especially to announce one's candidacy, first recorded 1917. To throw up "vomit" is first recorded 1732.

verb regurgitate
verb build quickly

Example sentences :

I'd say, throw up the whole game and go to him, if you really care.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Do you think I'm going to throw up everything now when I've made a start?
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

With that Warren pulled out a pistol, and ordered Morrison to throw up his hands.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

"Throw up your hands, Mercutian," he shouted at the dimly-perceived bulk.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

Sometimes two men have a hide or a blanket, with which they throw up the dirt.
Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell

But that, after all, would be to throw up the sponge, which is not the part of a Briton.
Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

"And means to throw up the borough, in short," broke in Mary.
Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

And he couldn't say anything to her: that would have been to throw up the game.
Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

"I'll—I'll throw up my commission to-morrow," growled the old man.
Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

But may I hope that he will so far honour me as to throw up his incognito?
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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