(football, rugby, basketball, handball) A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play.
(football, rugby, basketball, handball) A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play.
"throw-in" means a set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"throw-in" is informal English meaning a set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "throw-in" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
"throw-in" means a set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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The act by which something is thrown.
Deliberately playing badly to lose a match. The most hated behavior in any ranked ladder — worse than griefing, worse than AFK. "He's throwing" = he's intentionally feeding kills. A reportable offense in every competitive game.
(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.
# Throw-in Throw-in Method of restarting play in association football This article is about the association football term.
“Law 15.1 states the procedures that must be followed for a throw-in.”
“# Throw-in Throw-in Method of restarting play in association football This article is about the association football term.”
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(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).
: Salesman: Uh, hey, how about a Skinny Scan 27,000 with a Computer Virus Eradicator as a throw-in?
“It would be nice if the referee stopped Atletico moving 10 yards forward from every throw-in”
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(Ireland) the start time of a Gaelic football match, comparable to kick off in other games.
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