Bounds and Throws

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Bounds noun - The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.

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Throws and bounds are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throws" instead a verb "Bounds".

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Bounds and throws are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bounds" instead a verb "Throws".

When the ball goes out of bounds, it is thrown back in by an umpire (who throws it backwards, over their head, so they cannot aim for particular players to catch it), and players will fight to knock the ball to their own side, similar to the centre bounce.

Source: Useful Notes / Australian Rules Football
On a 4th-and-2 at the Jacksonville 12, Browns QB Tim Couch throws a three-yard pass to WR Quincy Morgan for an apparent first down, then the Browns hurry to spike the ball and stop the clock as Morgan had been tackled in-bounds.

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