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English → English (WordNet) Definition: chuck up the sponge chuck up the sponge v : give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; “In the second round, the challenger gave up” [syn: drop out , give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside , throw in, throw in the towel, quit] [ant: enter]