throw-in

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noun

ˈthrō-ˌin 

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

throw in

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verb

threw in; thrown in; throwing in; throws 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 sense 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

Phrases

throw in the towel or less commonly throw in the sponge

: to abandon a struggle or contest : acknowledge defeat : give up

Synonyms

Noun

• bonus
• cumshaw
• dividend
• donative
• extra
• gratuity
• gravy
• gravy train
• lagniappe
• perk
• perquisite
• tip

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 Web

Noun

During second-half stoppage time, a few yards in front of the back-right corner arc, Bassong had stood in front of Dallas’ Paul Arriola to disrupt a throw-in attempt. —Matt Guzman, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024

Then, enter Bellingham: after a throw-in into the box was headed on by Marc Guéhi, the Real Madrid midfielder – tipped to be one of the standout players of this tournament – showed his star quality with a wonderful bicycle kick. —George Ramsay, CNN, 30 June 2024

Verb

The album is some of the best, most lively garage-blues crunch he’s given us in many many moons, with just the right amount of eccentricity thrown in. —Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024

Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart each have at least one particular color of the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 bluetooth speaker priced at $59.99 on Prime Day, but Best Buy throws in four months of free SiriusXM with purchase. —Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1678, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1