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— English word —

• throw␣up␣the␣sponge v. (Archaic, slang, idiomatic) To give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; throw in the towel.

13 English words from the English definition

acknowledge Archaic contest defeat give give␣up idiomatic slang the throw throw␣in throw␣in␣the␣towel towel

37 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

esp ESP esp. hes Hes he's hesp ong Ong ONG Onge pon Pon PON 'pon pong Pong PTH row Row ROW SPO -spo spong Spong sponge the the- thesp Thr THR thro thro' throw throwup throw-up throw␣up

18 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

HTP nop Nop NOP nops Nops NOPs ops Ops OPs OPS OPS+ PSE SEH TPU UWO wor Wor.

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

thrown␣up␣the␣sponge throws␣up␣the␣sponge

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

threw␣up␣the␣sponge

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

thrown␣up␣the␣sponge throws␣up␣the␣sponge

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