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Meaning of throw-in | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play
  2. 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).
  3. the start time of a Gaelic football match, comparable to kick off in other games.
    Ireland
  4. An extra item added free of charge; a product that is thrown in with another.

Equivalents

Examples

“Salesman: Uh, hey, how about a Skinny Scan 27,000 with a Computer Virus Eradicator as a throw-in?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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