CHUCK UP THE SPONGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chuck up the sponge mean? 

• CHUCK UP THE SPONGE (verb)
  The verb CHUCK UP THE SPONGE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CHUCK UP THE SPONGE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHUCK UP THE SPONGE (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:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

Wait on ’im yourself, then, and chuck up the sponge when things begin to go wrong.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)