HyperDic: chuck_up_the_sponge

English > 1 sense of the expression chuck up the sponge:
VERBcompetitionchuck up the sponge, drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quitgive up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
English > chuck up the sponge: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
MeaningGive up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsdrop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit
Oppositeenter, participateBecome a participant
Spanishabandonar, arrojar la toalla, dejar, desistir, rendirse, retirarse, tirar la toalla
Catalanabandonar, deixar, desistir, llençar la tovallola, rendir-se, retirar-se

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