Definitions for throw in the towel
throw in the towel

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1. drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the spongeverb

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

   "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

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1. throw in the towelverb

   To quit; to give up.

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1. throw in the towel

   A corner retirement or corner stoppage – abbreviated "RTD (Retired)" by BoxRec – are terms used in boxing to describe a fight that ends when, during any rest period between rounds, a boxer refuses to continue or their corner pulls them out, thereby forcing the referee to call an end to the fight. In contrast, a technical knockout (TKO) may only be declared by the referee or ringside doctor, at any stage of the fight including rest periods. In either case, an RTD still counts as a type of knockout, and is displayed as a stoppage result on a boxer's win/loss record. One of the most notable corner stoppages in boxing occurred during the Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston fight on February 25, 1964, the first of their two fights. After six back-and-forth rounds, Sonny Liston, complaining of a shoulder injury, refused to get up from his stool for the seventh round. As a result, Ali became the world heavyweight champion.

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1. throw in the towel

   To "throw in the towel" is an idiomatic expression that means to stop trying or to give up, especially in a situation where one is likely to fail or is struggling. The phrase originated from boxing, where a trainer would literally throw a towel into the ring to stop the match when their fighter was unable to continue, therefore conceding defeat.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of throw in the towel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of throw in the towel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of throw in the towel in a Sentence

1. Diana Holt:

   If I throw in the towel, a client dies. If I stop working, they stop breathing, sometimes, I am the first person who ever stuck by them or treated them with respect.

2. Ry Cooder:

   I give up on pop music. As far as a commercial entity, as far as pop music goes, I quit; I absolutely throw in the towel. I can't handle it. I can't do it. I can't be what they need you to be.

3. Tara Romeo:

   When someone does not understand the time it takes for the body to adapt and change from a good exercise and nutrition program, they become frustrated and throw in the towel too soon.

4. Maryann Marzano:

   We are not about to throw in the towel, we are confident that when all the facts are presented in civil court, there will be no doubt left about just what kind of sexual predator Michael Jackson was.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=throw in the towel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Throw_in_the_Towel
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_in_the_Towel
4. ^ ChatGPT
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