THROW UP Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

throw up

verb

Definition of throw up

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner

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as in to throw together

to make or assemble roughly or hastily when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign

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Recent Examples of throw up After a couple of rounds of throwing up and an evaluation by the doctor, Coop is okay, but the whole thing puts a fright into the crew, and especially into Joy. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026 Blanco threw up a peace sign while Gomez posed in front in a headscarf and sunglasses. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Clad only in a pair of white boxer briefs and a pair of black goggles, the athlete threw up a peace symbol at the camera, which appeared to be filming from behind a glass panel. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 July 2026 The biggest blockbusters of 2014 threw up a varied rogues' gallery of bad guys. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for throw up

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Prior to the incident, Kate, who also adopted a dog named Koda in May 2026, asked for prayers for Meika after the canine vomited up some non-toxic leaves and began to have breathing problems.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Any attempt to recapture their childhoods was quickly quashed, however, as exemplified by Dee getting her hair caught in a drop-tower ride and Dennis vomiting right next to her.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Definition of vomit

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While the violent mobs who hurled stones at marchers in 1966 are long gone, civil rights advocates say their demands remained strikingly familiar and that the threat to democracy has not disappeared.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Resinous pine cones can also ignite and be hurled hundreds of meters by wind, helping fire spread.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

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