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chuck up the sponge

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

to give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope

Framework senses

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
to give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column