verb

• to fight.

  This fool must want to chuck 'em cause he's looking at me crazy.

  by D L., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Nov 14 1997.

verb

• to fight.

  by Kevin H., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Nov 29 2001.

verb

• to approach someone in a hostile manner.

  That boy was trying to get crunk with us.

  by Tekia, Atlanta, GA, USA, Nov 25 2002.

notes

• See own.

  by Patrick Moore, San Francisco, CA, USA, Nov 27 2002.

verb

• to defeat someone severely, as in a verbal argument or in a competition, often to the point of humiliation. To "put someone in their place." Used frequently in online gaming. Possibly originates from computer "cracker" slang: "own root," which means that one "owns" the system administrator account, typically by possessing its password. Also 0wn, 0wned, pwn, pwned, etc.

  You just got owned!

  I just owned you!

  by Daniel H., CA, USA, Feb 09 1999.

• for a non-human subject to be unconquerable or to defeat a human.

  Quake 3 owns you!

  by Daniel H., CA, USA, Feb 09 1999.

• to be extremely good.

  This game owns!

  by Greg W., Morgan Hill, CA, USA, Aug 18 2002.

verb

• to regulate, often by force.

  The party started to get out of hand, so we had to put the smack down.

  by Anonymous, Boston, MA, USA, Sep 09 1998.

• to inflict harm upon; BEAT UP.

  I'm gonna put the smack down on that biotch.

  by Jarett C., New York, NY, USA, Dec 17 1999.

notes

• Also lay the smack down.

  by WalterGR, Mar 05 2009.

transitive verb

• to own someone with a pistol. Usually in a video game.

  by Tensore @., Feb 04 2005.

notes

• Alternate spelling of own.
  
  Likely originated from a misspelling of "own" due to the proximity of the "O" and "P" keys on the QWERTY keyboard. A term mostly used by computer gamers.

  Get ready to be pwned!

  Total pwnage!

  by Carlo G., Amarillo, TX, USA, Oct 15 2003.

• Folk etymology: from "power" + "own".

  by Jacob M., Aug 04 2008.

verb

• a competition employed to determine the ownership of an object when ownership is in dispute. The two parties kick each other in the groin until one falls to the ground. The person left standing wins the competition and the ownership of the object.

  I'll ro-sham-bo you for the last beer.

  by Brandon Kriner, Washington, DC, USA, Apr 15 1998.

• to play "Rock, Paper, Scissors."

  We gotta ro-sham-bo for shotgun.

  by Tyler C., Kalispell, MT, USA, Mar 27 1999.

verb

• to "step up" to a fight.

  You want to step?

  by Janet C., Oct 04 1997.

• to step away, to leave someone or something alone.

  You best just step!

  by Janet C., Oct 04 1997.

verb

• to fight. Also take this outside.

  Do you want to take it outside?

  by Kevin H., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Nov 29 2001.

transitive verb

• to play music.

  I'm about to throw down some hot licks.

  by Mel, Virginia, USA, Jan 21 2009.

verb

• to fight.

  Look, they're about to throw down!

  by Brian, Herndon, VA, USA, Feb 03 1998.

• to party.

  I'm having a party tonight. Come over and throw down with us.

  by Anonymous, Mar 08 2002.

• to give a portion of the money necessary to purchase something.

  Are you going to throw down for gas?

  by Nathan W., Burlington, IA, USA, Apr 10 2002.

• to contribute, along with others, a substance for group enjoyment.

  I'll throw down on that blunt.

  by Andy C., Oberlin, OH, USA, Aug 11 2002.

verb

• to fight.

  Look, they're about to throw hands!

  by Brian, Herndon, VA, USA, Feb 03 1998.

verb

• to desire someone physically.

  I want a piece of him.

  by Elizabeth, NJ, USA, Apr 02 1998.

• to want to fight. A confident response to a percieved challenge. Also want a piece of this.

  Do you want a piece of me? Come on!

  by Anonymous, Feb 04 1999.