give up Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
throw overboard; forego; forfeit; waive; forgo.
- you've forfeited your right to name your successor
- forfeited property
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verb give up with the intent of never claiming again
abandon.
- 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
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verb give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
quit; throw in; drop out; throw in the towel; chuck up the sponge; fall by the wayside; drop by the wayside.
- In the second round, the challenger gave up
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verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
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verb give up what is not strictly needed
dispense with; spare; part with.
- he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
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verb part with a possession or right
release; relinquish; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
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verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
vacate; resign; renounce.
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
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verb relinquish possession or control over
cede; surrender; deliver.
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
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verb give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
surrender.
- The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered
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verb stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
abandon.
- He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
- Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
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verb allow the other (baseball) team to score
allow.
- give up a run
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verb stop consuming
kick.
- kick a habit
- give up alcohol
