THROW IN THE TOWEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does throw in the towel mean? 

• THROW IN THE TOWEL (verb)
  The verb THROW IN THE TOWEL has 1 sense:

1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

  Familiarity information: THROW IN THE TOWEL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROW IN THE TOWEL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside; drop out; fall by the wayside; give up; quit; throw in; throw in the towel

Context example:

In the second round, the challenger gave up

Sentence frames:

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