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THROW IN

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To insert between other elementsplay

Example:

She interjected clever remarks

Synonyms:

come in; inject; interject; interpose; put in; throw in

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "throw in" is one way to...):

break up; cut off; disrupt; interrupt (make a break in)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeatplay

Example:

In the second round, the challenger gave up

Synonyms:

chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside; drop out; fall by the wayside; give up; quit; throw in; throw in the towel

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Add as an extra or as a gratuityplay

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "throw in" is one way to...):

add; bestow; bring; contribute; impart; lend (bestow a quality on)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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