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Idioms: throw up


1.  Vomit, as in The new drug makes many patients throw up. [First half of 1700s]
2.  Abandon, relinquish, as in After the results of the poll came in, she threw up her campaign for the Senate.
3.  Construct hurriedly, as in The builder threw up three houses in a matter of a few months. [Late 1500s]
4.  throw it up to. Criticize, upbraid, as in Dad was always throwing it up to the boys that they were careless and messy. [Early 1800s]


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Definition: build quickly
Antonyms: destroy, raze, tear down


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  Synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate


 
 
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