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chuck up the sponge

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

to give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope

MWE

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
give up
pasttense
chucked up the sponge
presentparticiple
chucking up the sponge
thirdpersonsingular
chucks up the sponge
pastparticiple
chucked up the sponge