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throw-in

 
Dictionary: throw-in
(thrō'ĭn')
n.
A play used to restart play in soccer after the ball has gone over the sideline, in which a player on the team not responsbile for putting the ball out of bounds flings the ball with both hands over the head back onto the field.


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Idioms: throw in
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1.  Insert or introduce into the course of something, interject, as in He always threw in a few jokes to lighten the atmosphere. [c. 1700]
2.  Add something with no additional charge, as in The salesman said he'd throw in the carpet padding. [Second half of 1600s]
3.  throw in with. Enter into association with, as in His friends warned him against throwing in with the notorious street gang. [Second half of 1800s] Also see cast one's lot and the subsequent idioms beginning with throw in.


WordNet: throw-in
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (rugby football) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play


Translations: Throw-in
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - give i tilgift

Français (French)
n. - (Sport) touche, remise au jeu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einwurf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στο ποδόσφαιρο) επαναφορά (κν. αράουτ)

Italiano (Italian)
rimessa in gioco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lance (m) (Desp.)

Русский (Russian)
вбрасывать мяч (в футбольные ворота и т.д.)

Español (Spanish)
n. - saque de banda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inkast

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
掷界外球, 掷边线球

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 擲界外球, 擲邊線球

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 덤, 공짜로 주는 것, 던져진 공

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スローイン

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זריקת-חוץ (כדורגל)‬


 
 

 

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