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throw-in
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throw-in (thrn)
n.
A play used to restart play in soccer after the ball has gone over the sideline, in which a player on the team not responsbile for putting the ball out of bounds flings the ball with both hands over the head back onto the field.
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Noun1.throw-in - (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into playthrow-in - (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play
throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball
Translations
throw-in [ˈθrəʊɪn] N (Ftbl) → saque m (de banda)
throw-in
n (Sport) → Einwurf m
throw-in [ˈθrəʊˌɪn] n (Ftbl) → rimessa in gioco


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Well had to do a number of things - cope with Llanelli's physical approach, their player-manager Andy Legg's long throw-ins and, of course, get a goal.
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