THROW-IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does throw-in mean? 

• THROW-IN (noun)
  The noun THROW-IN has 1 sense:

1. (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play

  Familiarity information: THROW-IN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROW-IN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("throw-in" is a kind of...):

throw (the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist))

Domain category:

rugby; rugby football; rugger (a form of football played with an oval ball)