chuck-up-the-sponge

Verbs

(v) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
- In the second round, the challenger gave up
drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, throw in the towel, throw in, give up, quit,

Synonyms

drop by the wayside drop out fall by the wayside throw in the towel throw in give up quit

Antonyms

enter participate

Words of close approximity