Usually means: Confrontational challenge or competitive showdown.
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  1. throw-down: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Throw-down)

▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of throwdown [(slang, wrestling) A fall, indicating defeat.]

Similar:
throwdown, tear-up, beatdown, getup, punch-up, turn-up, fade, callout, lash-up, down-down, more...

Opposite:
pick-up, retrieve, lift-up



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Similar:
throwdown, tear-up, beatdown, getup, punch-up, turn-up, fade, callout, lash-up, down-down, more...

Opposite:
pick-up, retrieve, lift-up



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