throw-in
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throw-in
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Deverbal from throw in.
noun 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?
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noun throw of the ball back into play
| Español | saque de banda, saque lateral, lateral |
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| 한국어 | 스로인 seuroin |
| 日本語 | スローイン surōin |
| 中文 | 界外球 jièwàiqiú |
| Português | lançamento lateral, arremesso lateral |
| Français | remise en jeu |
| Deutsch | Einwurf |
| Ελληνικά | πλάγιο άουτ plágio áout, πλάγιο plágio |
| Русский | вбра́сывание vbrásyvanije, вброс vbros |
| Tiếng Việt | ném biên |
| العربية | رَمْيَةُ تَمَاسّ ramyatu tamāss |
noun extra item added free of charge
| 日本語 | おまけ omake |
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@misc{throw_in_2026,
title = {throw-in},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throw-in},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
