Meaning of throw in the towel in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Verb

   throw in the towel

   Definitions

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

   Examples

   • « admit defeat »
   • « In the second round, the challenger gave up »

   Antonyms

   • enter
   • participate

   Derived terms

   • quitter

Famous quotes

• « What's monotonous about being an actor and often makes me want to throw in the towel or drive a car off a bridge is the auditioning - the waiting around. »
  Chris Messina

Browse dictionary

• throw in
• throw cold water on
• throw back
• throw a fit
• throw in the towel
• throw off
• throw out
• throw out of kilter
• throw overboard