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throw in

verb

1 throw in

Add as an extra or as a gratuity.

Roget 296: give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree; introduce, intromit; usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, ... show more

2 throw in

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

synonyms: chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in the towel.

Dutch: de handdoek in de ring werpen, zich overgeven, uitvallen

3 throw in

To insert between other elements.

synonyms: come in, inject, interject, interpose, put in.

Roget 228: lie between, come between, get between; intervene, slide in, interpenetrate, permeate.    put between, introduce, import, throw in, wedge in, edge in, jam in, ... show more

Dutch: tussenkomen, tussenwerpen


Moby thesaurus: contribute, drag in, ease in, edge in, fill in, foist in, fudge in, implant in, infuse, inject, inject in, inoculate, insert, insert in, insinuate, insinuate in, intercalate, interjaculate, interject, interpolate ... show more.

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