Throw-in
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Throw-in is a noun meaning (soccer, rugby, basketball, handball) A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play.
Meaning
(soccer, rugby, basketball, handball) A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play.
More Meanings
- (Ireland) 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.
- (Australian rules football) 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).
Example Sentences
Salesman: Uh, hey, how about a Skinny Scan 27,000 with a Computer Virus Eradicator as a throw-in?
Word Forms
- throw-ins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include throw-out, throw-off, put-in, line-out, kickout, lineout.
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