bow out

to undergo defeat quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition Synonyms lose, fallRelated Words falter; tank, throw; forfeit; bomb, collapse, crack (up), fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash outNear Antonyms flourish, prosper, succeed, thriveAntonyms conquer, prevail, triumph, win