throwdown

English

noun

Definitions

(slang) A fall, indicating defeat.
(slang) A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations where deadly force would only have been justified if the victim were armed. Also an untraceable weapon kept in readiness for such use.
(slang) A slam dunk

Etymology

Compound from English throw + English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).

Origin

English

down

Gloss

from a higher position to a lower one, hill

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

丘, 岡, 阜

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Branton English
antidown English
backdown English
beatdown English
bethrow English
blowdown English
boildown English
bouncedown English
bringdown English
builddown English
burndown English
buydown English
cast down English
clampdown English
cleardown English
climbdown English
comedown English
countdown English
counterthrow English
cramdown English
cutdown English
down English
down-gyved English
down-hearted English
downable English
downbound English
downbow English
downcard English
downcase English
downchirp English
downclimb English
downcoast English
downcomer English
downcutting English
downdip English
downer English
downface English
downfalling English
downflex English
downfold English
downforce English
downgauge English
downgaze English
downglide English
downgoing English
downgone English
downgyved English
downhearted English
downland English
downlead English
downlight English
downlighting English
downlike English
downlist English
download English
downlooked English
downlying English
downmass English
downmost English
downness English
downpick English
downpipe English
downpress English
downrange English
downrank English
downsample English
downselection English
downshift English
downshifter English
downside English
downsitting English
downslope English
downsloping English
downslur English
downsome English
downspout English
downstair English
downstate English
downstreet English
downstrike English
downstroke English
downstyle English
downtempo English
downthrow English
downthrown English
downtick English
downtime English
downtone English
downtown English
downtube English
downward English
downwards English
downwarp English
downwell English
downy English
downzone English
drawdown English
drilldown English
dropdown English
dubdown English
dumbed-down English
eiderdown English
evendown English
featherdown English
forthrow English
goosedown English
hoedown English
kickdown English
knockdown English
lay down English
lookdown English
lowdown English
markdown English
misthrow English
mixdown English
mountdown English
neckdown English
offthrow English
outthrow English
overthrow English
pastedown English
patdown English
paydown English
phasedown English
playdown English
pushdown English
rethrow English
ringdown English
rolldown English
rubdown English
scaledown English
scrubdown English
sdown English
selldown English
setdown English
showdown English
slapdown English
smackdown English
spelldown English
spindown English
splashdown English
staredown English
stepdown English
strapdown English
stripdown English
sundown English
talkdown English
teardown English
thistledown English
throw English
throw out English
throwability English
throwable English
throward English
throwaway English
throwback English
throwball English
throwboard English
throwbox English
thrower English
throwest English
throweth English
throwline English
throwster English
touchdown English
trickledown English
tumbledown English
turndown English
underthrow English
up so down English
upside down English
upthrow English
washdown English
winddown English
windthrow English
write-down English
down German
down Dutch, Flemish
doune Middle English
throwen Middle English
ดาวน์ Thai
當機 Chinese
daun Tok Pisin
daunbilo Tok Pisin
daunim Tok Pisin
tromai Tok Pisin