throw in meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

throw-in

nounalso spelled throw-in

Etymology Deverbal from throw in.

Ball games, Basketball, Games, Handball, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Soccer, Sports 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).

Australian rules football

Ireland the start time of a Gaelic football match, comparable to kick off in other games.

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, Mona the Vampire, "The Nefarious Computer Virus" (season 1, episode 2b)

throw in

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, in.

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.

Throw in Mr Trump's promise of a "great, great wall along our southern border" - with estimates starting at $12bn - and "massive tax relief for the middle class", and the price tag for his speech proposals is on an express elevator to astronomical.2017 March 1, Anthony Zurcher, “Trump addresses Congress: A kinder, gentler president”, in BBC News:
There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this, it's brought to your seat on a train.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65:

Idiomatic To quit, to fold.

Archaic To inject, as a fluid.

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