throw up

verbregurgitate

verbbuild quickly

Word Origin & History

"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.

Example Sentences for throw up

I'd say, throw up the whole game and go to him, if you really care.

Do you think I'm going to throw up everything now when I've made a start?

With that Warren pulled out a pistol, and ordered Morrison to throw up his hands.

"Throw up your hands, Mercutian," he shouted at the dimly-perceived bulk.

Sometimes two men have a hide or a blanket, with which they throw up the dirt.

But that, after all, would be to throw up the sponge, which is not the part of a Briton.

"And means to throw up the borough, in short," broke in Mary.

And he couldn't say anything to her: that would have been to throw up the game.

"I'll—I'll throw up my commission to-morrow," growled the old man.

But may I hope that he will so far honour me as to throw up his incognito?

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