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Noun

1. 1
   A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play
2. 2
   (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play wordnet
3. 3
   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).
4. 4
   the start time of a Gaelic football match, comparable to kick off in other games. Ireland
5. 5
   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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endplay

Example

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"The ball went out for a throw-in."

Etymology

Deverbal from throw in.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.