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GIVE UP verb

Definition of give up (verb)

  1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
  2. give up with the intent of never claiming again
    • "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
    • synonyms: abandon
  3. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
  4. put an end to a state or an activity
  5. give up what is not strictly needed
  6. part with a possession or right
    • "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
    • synonyms: free, release, relinquish, resign
  7. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
    • "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
    • synonyms: renounce, resign, vacate
  8. relinquish possession or control over
    • "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
    • synonyms: cede, deliver, surrender
  9. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
  10. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
    • "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
    • synonyms: abandon
  11. allow the other (baseball) team to score
    • "give up a run"
    • synonyms: allow
  12. stop consuming
    • "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
    • synonyms: kick
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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