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to throw down
  1. 1 to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down, to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline (e.g. a seat)
  2. 2 to kill, to defeat, to beat — occ. written as 斃す, 殪す, 仆す
  3. 3 to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin
  4. 4 to leave unpaid, to cheat
  5. 5 to do completely, to do thoroughly, to do to the fullest — after the -masu stem of verb
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • Move the knob at the side of the seat forwards, collapse the seat.

    sense 1 · to throw down

  • Down with the Cabinet!

  • The government was overthrown.

  • The tree was blown down.

  • That seat reclines further.

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