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give up [v]

1)	lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

Synonyms :

forfeit forgo throw_overboard waive

See Also:

abandon discharge forfeit forfeit forfeit arrogate lapse

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

See Also:

abandonment foreswear

3)	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

Synonyms :

chuck_up_the_sponge drop_by_the_wayside drop_out fall_by_the_wayside quit throw_in throw_in_the_towel

See Also:

quitter enter

4)	put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

Synonyms :

cease discontinue lay_off quit stop

See Also:

cessation cease layover stop halt discontinuance bear_on drop leave_off sign_off retire pull_the_plug close_off cheese call_it_a_day break

5)	give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

Synonyms :

dispense_with part_with spare

See Also:

give

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, 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

See Also:

leave_office resignation abdicate

8)	relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

Synonyms :

cede deliver surrender

See Also:

gift ceding surrender surrenderer yield_up sell sign_away

9)	give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

Synonyms :

surrender

See Also:

yield capitulation giving_up surrenderer hold_out concede capitulate

10)

stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations"

Synonyms :

abandon

See Also:

break ease_up abandonment

11)

allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"

Synonyms :

allow

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12)

refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"

Synonyms :

forgo

See Also:

abstain forgoing kick

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