[throw up] vt (15c) 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 esp. by contrast: cause to stand out 7: to mention repeatedly by way of reproach ~ vi: vomit -- throw up one's hands : to admit defeat "in the end throws up his hands in despair --Frank Conroy"