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Definition of 'throw in the towel' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up"

'throw in the towel' - Nearby Entries  

throw in  throw in the towel  throw-in  throwing stick  thrown  thrown and twisted  thrown-away  



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