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throw a fit |
throw away |
throw back |
throw cold water on |
throw down |
throw in
| throw in the towel
| throw in with
| throw off
| throw out
| throw out of kilter
throw in
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb throw in has 3 senses
- throw in(v = verb.possession) Array - add as an extra or as a gratuity; Array is one way to add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend
- throw in(v = verb.competition) chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in the towel - give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" Sample sentences:
- throw in(v = verb.communication) come in, inject, interject, interpose, put in - to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" is one way to break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
THESAURUS
throw in
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, interpose, intervene, introduce, introduce in, intromit, intrude, lug in, perfuse, pop in, put between, put in, run in, sandwich, set in, slip in, smuggle in, squeeze in, stick in, thrust in, tuck in, wedge in, whip in, work in, worm inROGET THESAURUS
throw in
Interposition
VB lie between, come between, get between, intervene, slide in, interpenetrate, permeate, put between, introduce, import, throw in, wedge in, edge in, jam in, worm in, foist in, run in, plow in, work in, interpose, interject, intercalate, interpolate, interline, interleave, intersperse, interweave, interlard, interdigitate, sandwich in, fit in, squeeze in, let in, dovetail, splice, mortise, insinuate, smuggle, infiltrate, ingrain, interfere, put in an oar, thrust one's nose in, intrude, obtrude, have a finger in the pie, introduce the thin end of the wedge, thrust in.Reception
VB 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, imbibe, inhale, breathe in, let in, take in, suck in, draw in, readmit, resorb, reabsorb, snuff up, swallow, ingurgitate, engulf, engorge, gulp, eat, drink.
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