THROW UP


Meaning of THROW UP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1. : to raise quickly

2. : give up , quit

the urge…to throw up all intellectual work — Norman Mailer

3. : to build hurriedly

new houses thrown up almost overnight

4. : vomit

5. : to bring forth : produce

6. : to make distinct especially by contrast : cause to stand out

7. : to mention repeatedly by way of reproach

intransitive verb

: vomit

- throw up one's hands

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.