"tirar la toalla" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Spanish]

Forms: tiro la toalla [first-person, present, singular], tiré la toalla [first-person, preterite, singular], tirado la toalla [participle, past]
Etymology: From the traditional signal from a boxer's support staff of throwing such an item into a boxing ring to indicate that the contestant cannot continue the match and is forfeiting to the opponent. Head templates: {{es-verb}} tirar la toalla (first-person singular present tiro la toalla, first-person singular preterite tiré la toalla, past participle tirado la toalla)
  1. (idiomatic) to throw in the towel; to give up; to quit Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tirar_la_toalla-es-verb-thw2sLEU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
     
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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