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Princeton's WordNet

  1. throw-inverb

    (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play

  2. throw inverb

    add as an extra or as a gratuity

  3. drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the spongeverb

    give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

    "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

  4. interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, injectverb

    to insert between other elements

    "She interjected clever remarks"

Wiktionary

  1. throw-innoun

    A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play

  2. throw-innoun

    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).

Wikipedia

  1. Throw-in

    A throw-in is a method of restarting play in a game of association football when the ball has exited the side of the field of play. It is governed by Law 15 of The Laws of the Game. In Scotland it is known as a "shy".

ChatGPT

  1. throw-in

    A throw-in is a method of restarting play in various sports, particularly football (soccer), when the ball has gone out of the field of play along the touchlines. It involves a player, from the team that did not touch the ball last, throwing the ball back onto the field. Specific rules guiding throw-ins may vary between different sports.

Wikidata

  1. Throw-in

    A throw-in is a method of restarting play in a game of association football when the ball has exited the side of the field of play.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of throw-in in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of throw-in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of throw-in in a Sentence

  1. Rachel Yehuda:

    People criticized me like you can't imagine, the minute you throw in that it's not about the trauma, (people worry that) we're jeopardizing veterans' benefits, torts cases, victims' rights -- it has to be about the event.

  2. Steve Spurrier:

    It's a simple truth that the greater your accomplishments -- your victories -- the greater opposition, torment, and discouragement your enemies will throw in your path. Expect it and don't become a victim of it, so I'm telling our fans expect those people that are our enemies to talk bad about us.

  3. New York:

    A really great drug store brand that I love to throw in my beach bag is made by Coppertone, it’s actually a whipped sunscreen. It’s really fun to use and one of the mistakes people make when it comes to using sunscreens is that they don’t use enough and this one comes out and actually looks like whip cream so you end up using about as much as you actually should.

  4. Diana Holt:

    If I throw in the towel, a client dies. If I stop working, they stop breathing, sometimes, I am the first person who ever stuck by them or treated them with respect.

  5. Alan Schroeder:

    Clearly Trump was the catalyst for the audience, when you throw in somebody like Donald Trump into a combustible formula like a live debate, it’s a very compelling thing for audiences.


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