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thrown in one's hand

thrown in one's hand is the past participle of throw in one's hand.

Meaning of throw in one's hand

Verb

throw in one's hand (third-person singular simple present throws in one's hand, present participle throwing in one's hand, simple past threw in one's hand, past participle thrown in one's hand)

  1. To stop attempting to do something; to give up.
    • The outcome was that the contractor threw in his hand, and the work was completed by the company's own engineer for the area.1954 August, H. M. Madgwick, “The Blaenau Festiniog Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 569

Questions about thrown in one's hand

What is thrown in one's hand the past participle of?
Thrown in one's hand is the past participle of throw in one's hand.

Words near thrown in one's hand in the dictionary

  1. thrown gasoline on the fire
  2. thrown good money after bad
  3. thrown hands
  4. thrown in
  5. thrown in at the deep end
  6. thrown in one's hand
  7. thrown in the cards
  8. thrown in the sponge
  9. thrown in the towel
  10. thrown in with
  11. thrown it back

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