verb
1. add as an extra or as a gratuity (Freq. 2)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
2. to insert between other elements (Freq. 1)
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She interjected clever remarks
• Derivationally related forms: ↑interposition (for: ↑interpose), ↑interjection (for: ↑interject)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE
3. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat (Freq. 1)
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In the second round, the challenger gave up
• Syn:
↑drop out, ↑give up, ↑fall by the wayside, ↑drop by the wayside, ↑throw in the towel, ↑quit, ↑chuck up the sponge
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s PP
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throw in [phrasal verb]
1 : to add (something) to what you are selling without asking for more money
If you buy two, we'll throw in a third (for free)!
2 : to add (something) to the effort or activity of a group
He threw in a guitar solo toward the end of the song.
She threw in a suggestion or two during the meeting.
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Main Entry: ↑throw
Useful english dictionary. 2012.