 give_up |
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| 1. | [ verb ] lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime | |
| Synonyms: | forfeit waive render forgo throw_overboard | |
| Related terms: | claim abandon lapse forfeit forfeit release forfeit | |
| 2. | [ verb ] give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat | |
| Synonyms: | drop_out throw_in throw_in_the_towel fall_by_the_wayside leave drop_by_the_wayside chuck_up_the_sponge quit | |
| Examples: | "In the second round, the challenger gave up" |
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| Related terms: | enter quitter | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give up with the intent of never claiming again | |
| Synonyms: | abandon | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | foreswear abandonment | |
| 4. | [ verb ] part with a possession or right | |
| Synonyms: | relinquish resign free release | |
| Examples: | "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest" "resign a claim to the throne" |
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| Related terms: | pass sacrifice derequisition relinquishment acquittance | |
| 5. | [ verb ] to give up as not strictly needed: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey. | |
| Synonyms: | spare dispense_with part_with | |
| Related terms: | give | |
| 6. | [ verb ] put an end to a state or an activity | |
| Synonyms: | stop cease quit discontinue lay_off | |
| Examples: | "Quit teasing your little brother" |
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| Related terms: | continue retire drop leave_off shut_off call_it_a_day pull_the_plug sign_off cheese break stop stop discontinuance cease cessation | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (work) leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily | |
| Synonyms: | resign vacate renounce | |
| Examples: | "She vacated the position when she got pregnant" "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" |
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| Related terms: | leave_office abdicate resignation | |
| 8. | [ verb ] stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc. | |
| Synonyms: | abandon give | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | collapse move_over | |
| 9. | [ verb ] relinquish possession or control over | |
| Synonyms: | surrender deliver cede | |
| Examples: | "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
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| Related terms: | give sell yield_up sign_away cession | |
| 10. | [ verb ] give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another | |
| Synonyms: | surrender | |
| Examples: | "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" |
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| Related terms: | resist yield capitulate concede capitulation | |
| 11. | [ verb ] (baseball) allow the other team to score | |
| Synonyms: | allow | |
| Examples: | : "give up a run", in baseball |
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| 12. | [ verb ] refrain from consuming | |
| Synonyms: | forgo | |
| Examples: | "You will have to forgo alcohol" |
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| Related terms: | kick renunciation abstain | |
| Similar spelling: |
give_off |
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