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Definition of throw up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

throw up

phrasal verb
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throw up
  1. (informal) to vomit synonym be sick
    • The smell made me want to throw up.
throw something up (informal)
  1. to vomit food synonym sick something up
    • The baby's thrown up her dinner.
  2. to make people notice something
    • Her research has thrown up some interesting facts.
  3. to build something suddenly or in a hurry
    • They're throwing up new housing estates all over the place.
  4. to leave your job
    • to throw up your career
See throw up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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