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- verb transitive, literal sense to cause something one is holding to
drop , oftenforcefully . - verb slang, idiomatic, transitive to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
- verb slang, idiomatic, intransitive to fight,
incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand. - verb slang, idiomatic, intransitive (by extension) to accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "
represent ". - verb slang, idiomatic, intransitive to make an individual contribution to a group effort (eg. money pool, collaborative record album)
- verb slang, idiomatic, intransitive to drink a large amount of beer quickly.
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Literal.
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US, popularized 1990s in street culture, from idiom throw down the gauntlet ("to issue a challenge"), used in sense “to fight, to incite a fight, to make a stand”.
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