Term Gallery logo

Meanings of throw in in English

Portuguese
desistir
Catalan
rendir-se
Spanish
tirar la toalla

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

    desistir
    Portuguese
    interpor
    Spanish
    interponer

    To insert between other elements.

          interpor
          Usage of throw in in English
          1
          They throw in the chocolate just as the water commences to boil.
          The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
          2
          Greece had decided to throw in her lot with Servia and Bulgaria.
          The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 / Third Edition
          3
          Fred nodded sharply, and the chauffeur stooped to throw in the clutch.
          The Red Cross Girl
          4
          Desmond, in the mean time, was endeavouring to throw in his hand-grenades.
          The Three Admirals
          5
          But he stopped it, scrambled for it, and made the throw in.
          The Young Pitcher
          6
          Cover it with cold water, and throw in a handful of salt.
          Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
          7
          So we shall throw in our mite to fill up this chasm.
          The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 / A Mag...
          8
          NOTES: Gonzaga did not attempt a free throw in the first half.
          Reuters
          9
          So, for a time, you must throw in your lot with us.
          A Jacobite Exile / Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in...
          10
          Soon, the canyon narrowed to less than a stone's throw in width.
          The Eyes of the World
          11
          Andy chose the careful insult which he would throw in Buck's face.
          Way of the Lawless
          12
          There's no sign yet he is ready to throw in the towel.
          The Guardian
          13
          The Gophers did not attempt a free throw in the first half.
          Reuters
          14
          You better throw in with a real man-me-andwe'll own this country.
          The Settling of the Sage
          15
          Maybe throw in a pot for cooking and of course some clothes.
          Brian's return
          16
          I'm going to throw in ten or twenty thousand on your judgment.
          Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
          This collocation consists of:
          Translations for throw in
          Throw in through the time
          Throw in across language varieties
          Australia
          Common
          Ireland
          Common
          South Africa
          Common
          More variants