"throw in one's hand" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: throws in one's hand [present, singular, third-person], throwing in one's hand [participle, present], threw in one's hand [past], thrown in one's hand [participle, past]
Etymology: throw + hand Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> in one's hand}} throw in one's hand (third-person singular simple present throws in one's hand, present participle throwing in one's hand, simple past threw in one's hand, past participle thrown in one's hand)
  1. To stop attempting to do something; to give up. Synonyms: throw one's hand
    Sense id: en-throw_in_one's_hand-en-verb-JJd4~9zz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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