give up
Definition of
give up
:
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
"
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
"
give
up
in
the
face
of
defeat
of
lacking
hope
;
admit
defeat
;
"
In
the
second
round
, the
challenger
gave
up
"
put
an
end
to
a
state
or
an
activity
;
"
Quit
teasing
your
little
brother
"
give
up
what is
not
strictly
needed
;
"
he
asked if they could
spare
one
of their horses to
speed
his
journey
"
part
with
a
possession
or
right
;
"
I
am
relinquishing
my
bedroom
to the
long
-
term
house
guest
"
;
"
resign
a
claim
to the
throne
"
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
"
relinquish
possession
or
control
over
;
"The squatters had to
surrender
the
building
after
the
police
moved
in
"
give
up
or
agree
to
forgo
to the
power
or
possession
of
another
;
"The
last
Taleban
fighters
finally
surrendered"
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"
allow
the
other
(
baseball
)
team
to
score
;
"
give
up
a
run
"
stop
consuming
;
"
kick
a
habit
"
;
"
give
up
alcohol
"
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