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give up
v 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" [syn: forfeit,
give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego]
[ant: arrogate, claim, lay claim]
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" [syn: abandon, give up]
3: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
"In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: drop
out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the
wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up
the sponge] [ant: enter, participate]
4: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give
up, quit, lay off] [ant: bear on, carry on,
continue, preserve, uphold]
5: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could
spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn:
spare, give up, part with, dispense with]
6: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free,
give up]
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" [syn:
vacate, resign, renounce, give up]
8: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to
surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn:
surrender, cede, deliver, give up]
9: give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of
another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
[syn: surrender, give up] [ant: hold out, resist,
stand firm, withstand]
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" [syn: abandon, give up]
11: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
[syn: give up, allow]
12: stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" [syn:
kick, give up]
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