1
: an act or instance of throwing a ball in: such as
a
: a throw made from the touchline in soccer to put the ball back in play after it has gone into touch
b
: a throw from an outfielder to the infield in baseball
c
: an inbounds pass in basketball
2
: something added as a bonus or supplement
threw in; thrown in; throwing in; throws in
1
: to add as a gratuity or supplement
2
: to introduce or interject in the course of something : contribute
they throw in some … sound effects on several songs—
Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips4
: engage
throw in the clutch
: to enter into association or partnership : join
agrees to throw in with a crooked ex-cop—Newsweek
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Examples of throw-in in a Sentence
Noun
anyone who buys a book today will get a bookmark as a throw-in
Recent Examples on the Weboregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
Trinity Rodman prepares for a throw-in during an international friendly between Ireland and the United States in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2023.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 July 2023
Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Bourne and partner Chaim Schalk, who’d pushed for a year for Olympic contention before recently throwing in the towel, fought valiantly in a gritty semifinal against Caldwell and Cook before falling in three sets.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 19 May 2024
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Noun
Asprilla’s first touch in the 67th minute was a headed goal, fed in by the head of McGraw after a long throw-in by Eric Miller.
—oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
Trinity Rodman prepares for a throw-in during an international friendly between Ireland and the United States in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2023.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 July 2023
Verb
Just throw in some tank tops in complementary colors and your bag is packed.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Bourne and partner Chaim Schalk, who’d pushed for a year for Olympic contention before recently throwing in the towel, fought valiantly in a gritty semifinal against Caldwell and Cook before falling in three sets.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 19 May 2024
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“Throw-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw-in. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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