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vb. (present participle of throw down English)
Usage examples of "throwing down".
RAGUENEAU (throwing down the carriage cushions): The cushions are stuffed with ortolans!
RAGUENEAU (throwing down to the cadets bottles of red wine): Flasks of rubies!
In this manner did Prince John endeavour to lay the foundation of a popularity which he was perpetually throwing down by some inconsiderate act of wanton aggression upon the feelings and prejudices of the people.
Whilst the company ate, Derby, Norfolk and Arundel rode about the hall on horses, trapped in cloth of gold, ensuring that everything ran smoothly, and after the second course had been served, Sir Edward Dymoke, the Queen's Champion, rode into the hall and challenged any man to dispute her title, throwing down his gauntlet as he did so.
To my total surprise, those Elietimm still standing were throwing down their weapons, kneeling, arms spread wide, unmistakably suing for mercy, something the mercenaries were rather more inclined to grant than the colonists, who slew most that they could reach before the mercenaries stopped them.
The ammo truck carried a mixed load and the volunteers swarmed over it, throwing down cases of .