Destroy vs Throw_down - What's the difference?
destroy | throw_down | Synonyms |
To cause destruction.
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
To put down or euthanize.
(colloquial) To defeat soundly.
(computing) To remove data.
(literal sense) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
(slang, idiomatic, transitive) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
* 2001 , Dave Thompson, Funk ,
* 2004 , Kylie Adams, Ex-Girlfriends ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.
* 2002 , Lory Janelle Dance, Tough Fronts: The Impact of Street Culture on Schooling ,
* 2004 , William Bowers, "I Think I'm Going to Hell", in Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004 ,
* 2004 , ,
* 2006 , Erick S. Gray, Nasty Girls: An Urban Novel ,
* 2006 , Sherman D. Manning, Blue-Eyed Blonde ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) (by extension) to accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".
* 1997 , Richard C. Green, Soul: Black Power, Politics, and Pleasure ,
* 1998 , Sheila Copeland, Chocolate Star ,
* 2005 , J. Anthony White, The Class Conscious Crew: S.W.A. ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album)
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to drink a large amount of beer quickly.
Destroy is a synonym of throw_down.
As verbs the difference between destroy and throw_down
is that destroy isto damage beyond use or repair
while throw_down is (literal sense) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully or throw_down can be (slang|idiomatic|transitive) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully. destroy
English
Verb
To damage beyond use or repair.
- The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
- ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
- ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
- Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
- The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
Synonyms
* annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See alsoAntonyms
* build * construct * create * make * raise * repairDerived terms
* destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angelthrow_down
English
Etymology 1
Literal.Verb
- The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.
Etymology 2
US, popularized 1990s in street culture, from idiom , used in sense “to fight, to incite a fight, to make a stand”. Sense of “accomplish something respectable” evolved from sense “to make a stand, to exhibit, to demonstrate (in a challenging way)” inherent in the fighting sense. Sense of “to make a contribution” likely influenced by sense “to make a stand”, as in “are you in?”, “will you stand up and contribute?”Verb
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- ...this guide tracks the artists and recordings that throw down the funk!
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- “Punch up the rhymes. Throw down some beats. Show off that body. You'll be unstoppable.”
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- Let's you and me 'throw down' right here, right now!
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- When someone near me at a show called the band My Boring Racket, I was ready to throw down , but for the good sense of an accompanying female...
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- Today's young and hip black male who fancies himself a radical, who is ready to throw down for the cause, is not talking about neo-colonialism, about global struggle.
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- She said no words and was the first to throw down . She stepped up to Dee, and pow!
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- The time has come. I'm ready to take action . I wanna kick ass and take names later. I wanna throw down , baby boy and baby girl.
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- Yeah, they could literally throw down . When their sound came out, it was earth-shaking.
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- “You're performing for the who's who of radio and records at the Soul Train Awards tonight and you've got to throw down ”.
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- ...she wouldn't mind marrying a man with some serious bank and able to sho-nuf throw-down in the bedroom!
- ''"We're goin' in on a pizza; you in?" "Yea, I'll throw down ."
- ''"We need to finish these five pitchers in half an hour, so throw down as fast as you can!"