Sekirov Dictionary

throw-in

noun 4
throw in verb 4
forms 6

noun4

A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play
A throw of the ball back into play by the boundary umpire. The umpire faces away from the players and throws it in over his or her shoulder (so as to clearly not favour either side by where exactly it's thrown).
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An extra item added free of charge; a product that is thrown in with another.
- Salesman: Uh, hey, how about a Skinny Scan 27,000 with a Computer Virus Eradicator as a throw-in? — 1999
(Ireland) the start time of a Gaelic football match, comparable to kick off in other games.

throw in verb4

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(informal) To add something extra free of charge.
- If you take the large size, we'll throw in a set of tea towels.
(informal) To include in a calculation.
To quit, to fold.
(no longer used) To inject, as a fluid.

forms

threw in · thrown in · throwing in · throws in · throw ins · throw-ins

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