chuck up the sponge
chuck up the sponge · chucks up the sponge · chucked up the sponge · chucking up the sponge
To quit; to give up; to admit defeatTo quit; to give up; to admit defeat.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To quit; to give up; to admit defeat.
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
Forms
chucks up the sponge, chucking up the sponge, chucked up the sponge, chucked up the sponge| Base form | chuck up the sponge · to chuck up the sponge |
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| 3rd person singular | chucks up the sponge |
| Present participle | chucking up the sponge |
| Past simple | chucked up the sponge |
| Past participle | chucked up the sponge |
irregular
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat:drop outgive upfall by the waysidedrop by the waysidethrow inthrow in the towelquit
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.