throw-in
throw-in noun: a set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play.
Noun
throw-in (plural throw-ins)
- 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).
- 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 meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
throw-in in Arabic
- throw of the ball back into play
- رَمْيَةُ تَمَاسّ ramyatu tamāss
throw-in in Vietnamese
- throw of the ball back into play
- ném biên
Forms of throw-in
| plural | throw-ins |
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Origin of throw-in
Deverbal from throw in.
Questions about throw-in
- What does throw-in mean?
- Throw-in means a set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play.
- What is throw-in in Arabic?
- Throw-in in Arabic is رَمْيَةُ تَمَاسّ (ramyatu tamāss). See Throw-in meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is throw-in?
- Throw-in is a noun.
- What is the plural of throw-in?
- The plural of throw-in is throw-ins.
Words near throw-in in the dictionary
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