throwdown (English, noun)
expansion: throwdown (plural throwdowns)
Senses:
topics: government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
wrestling
glosses: A fall, indicating defeat.
tags: slang
glosses: 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.
tags: rare
slang
topics: ball-games
basketball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A slam dunk.
tags: slang
glosses: A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight.
tags: slang
topics: dancing
hip-hop
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A performance by a rapper or DJ that is intended to be particularly hardcore or intense.
tags: slang
qualifier: hardcore punk music
glosses: A type of hardcore dance in which a person violently clears a space for himself and appears to be ready to fight those around him, while making violent and erratic movements with his body.
tags: slang
glosses: A 250 ml bottle of beer.
tags: Australia
informal
glosses: A type of small firework that explodes with a loud noise when thrown violently onto the ground.
tags: Australia
Forms:
form: throwdowns
tags: plural
form: throw-down
tags: alternative