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Contexts To be surrendering or yielding to someone or something (of a game or contest) Present participle for to fail to win Verb ▲ To be surrendering or yielding to someone or something giving up surrendering yielding submitting capitulating succumbing conceding relenting acquiescing quitting deferring ceding falling folding blinking crumbling giving in caving in crying Uncle backing down knuckling under conceding defeat accepting defeat throwing in the towel showing the white flag buckling under going under waving the white flag eating humble pie throwing in the sponge laying down arms rolling over tossing it in putting up white flag bowing raising the white flag budging giving way agreeing acceding complying packing it in crying uncle giving up the struggle falling victim assenting concurring relinquishing resigning buckling approving chickening out coming to terms going down resigning yourself calling it a day laying down eating crow pulling out throwing in your hand making concessions giving yourself up stopping trying bowing to giving away the store going along with retreating bending accepting falling in line caving kowtowing bending the knee saying uncle surrendering to hoisting the white flag giving ground humbling oneself collapsing dropping losing desisting bowing out bailing out cutting out throwing up the sponge throwing up one's hands breaking giving weakening letting go crying quits folding up giving oneself over turning in abdicating suffering defeat turning over calling it quits having no fight left wimping out backing off backpedalingUS backpedallingUK stopping withdrawing backing out giving in to truckling knuckling complying with falling victim to showing white flag chucking it in adhering putting one's tail between one's legs dying of conforming submitting to yielding to rolling over and play dead subduing subjugating genuflecting concurring with cooperating with acquiescing in heeding acting in accordance with observing eating dirt passing into the hands of falling to pieces lying down passing into enemy hands honoringUS honouringUK respecting obeying accommodating agreeing with admitting “His own stubbornness got the better of him, and he refused to admit defeat.” Verb ▲ (of a game or contest) Present participle for to fail to win losing suffering defeat capitulating coming off second-best failing falling succumbing yielding bowing out ceding collapsing going down keeling losing out relenting relinquishing abdicating backing down bowing coming to grief coming up short defaulting falling short getting the worst giving in going under having the worst laying down arms taking a licking throwing in the towel coming a cropper crashing out meeting one's Waterloo suffering taking a beating dropping a bundle Find more words! 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