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Give up has 13 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

"you've forfeited your right to name your successor"

"forfeited property"

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"

3

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

"In the second round, the challenger gave up"

4

put an end to a state or an activity

"Quit teasing your little brother"

5

give up what is not strictly needed

"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

6

part with a possession or right

"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"

"resign a claim to the throne"

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"

8

relinquish possession or control over

"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

9

give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

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"

11

allow the other (baseball) team to score

"give up a run"

12

stop consuming

"kick a habit"

"give up alcohol"

13

To surrender (someone or something)

Example Sentences
"you've forfeited your right to name your successor" verb
"forfeited property" verb
"Abandon your life to God" verb
"She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti" verb
"We gave the drowning victim up for dead" verb
"In the second round, the challenger gave up" verb
"Quit teasing your little brother" verb
"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" verb
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest" verb
"resign a claim to the throne" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
lay claim participate uphold hold out
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
abandon give pass leave office yield waive
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
lapse foreswear drop leave off sign off retire pull the plug shut off cheese call it quits break derequisition sacrifice abdicate yield up sell sign away abnegate concede capitulate sell out
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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