"throw in the sponge" meaning in English

See throw in the sponge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: throws in the sponge [present, singular, third-person], throwing in the sponge [participle, present], threw in the sponge [past], thrown in the sponge [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> in the sponge}} throw in the sponge (third-person singular simple present throws in the sponge, present participle throwing in the sponge, simple past threw in the sponge, past participle thrown in the sponge)
  1. Synonym of throw up the sponge Synonyms: throw up the sponge [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-throw_in_the_sponge-en-verb-Tpk-1vsc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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