Usually means: Revert to an earlier state.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. throw back: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. throw back: Vocabulary.com
  3. throw-back: Wordnik
  4. throw back: Wiktionary
  5. throw back: Dictionary.com
  6. throw back: Rhymezone
  7. throw back: Free Dictionary
  8. throw back: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. throw back: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. throw back: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. throw back: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. throw back, throw back [to throw back]: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See throw_backs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (throw back)

verb:  (transitive) To hinder the development of something.
verb:  (intransitive) To revert to an earlier stage of development.
verb:  (transitive) To retort.
verb:  (transitive) To drink quickly, especially alcoholic beverages.
verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, back.

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