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if you throw up or throw something up, food and drink comes back up from your stomach and out of your mouth
I feel terrible, I've been throwing up all night!
She ate a good breakfast then threw it all back up.
to build something such as a house quickly and not very well
A lean-to was hastily thrown up to provide some shelter.
to cause something such as dust or water to rise into the air
The car wheels threw up a shower of gravel.
to suddenly leave something such as your job or your home
They threw up the whole city lifestyle.
to produce something new or unexpected
This system has thrown up a few problems.
