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threw in the towelphrasealso threw in the spongepast tense of throw in the towel to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel. blinked, bowed, budged, capitulated, conceded, gave in, knuckled under, quit(also quitted), relented, submitted, succumbed, surrendered, yielded acquiesceddeferred said uncle resisted contended, fought, held offbattled, breasted, combated(or combatted), confronted, countered, defied, faced, met, objected, opposed, repelledthwarted, withstood |