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throw in
Definition of throw in
transitive verb
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
3 : distribute 3b
4 : engage throw in the clutch
intransitive verb
: to enter into association or partnership : join agrees to throw in with a crooked ex-cop — Newsweek
throw in the towel
or less commonlythrow in the sponge
: to abandon a struggle or contest : acknowledge defeat : give up
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First Known Use of throw in
1678
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