give up

/gɪv əp/

/gɪv əp/

Other forms: given up; gave up; giving up; gives up

Definitions of give up

1. verb

   give up or quit in the face of 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
2. verb

   lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
   synonyms: forego, forfeit, forgo, throw overboard, waive

   types:

   lapse

   let slip

   type of:

   abandon

   forsake; leave behind
3. verb

   give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
   synonyms: surrender

   types:

   abnegate

   surrender (power or a position)

   concede

   acknowledge defeat

   capitulate

   surrender under agreed conditions

   type of:

   yield

   cease opposition; stop fighting
4. verb

   give up with the intent of never claiming again
   “She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti”

   synonyms: abandon

   types:

   foreswear, forsake, quit, relinquish, renounce

   turn away from; give up

   disclaim

   renounce a legal claim or title to
5. verb

   relinquish possession or control over
   synonyms: cede, deliver, surrender

   types:

   yield up

   surrender, as a result of pressure or force

   sell

   give up for a price or reward

   sign away, sign over

   formally assign ownership of

   type of:

   gift, give, present

   give as a present; make a gift of
6. verb

   part with a possession or right
   synonyms: free, release, relinquish, resign

   types:

   derequisition

   release from government control

   give, sacrifice

   endure the loss of

   type of:

   give, hand, hand in, pass, pass on, reach, turn over

   place into the hands or custody of
7. verb

   leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   synonyms: renounce, resign, vacate

   types:

   abdicate, renounce

   give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

   type of:

   leave office, quit, resign, step down

   give up or retire from a position
8. verb

   put an end to a state or an activity
   synonyms: cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop

   types:

   drop, knock off

   stop pursuing or acting

   leave off

   stop using

   sign off

   cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations

   retire, withdraw

   withdraw from active participation

   pull the plug

   prevent from happening or continuing

   close off, shut off

   stem the flow of

   cheese

   used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)

   call it a day, call it quits

   stop doing what one is doing

   break

   give up

   nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi

   drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records

   drop out

   withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
9. verb

   stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
   “Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations”

   synonyms: abandon

   ease up, give, give way, move over, yield

   move in order to make room for someone for something

   break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way

   break down, literally or metaphorically
10. verb

    give up what is not strictly needed
    synonyms: dispense with, part with, spare

    type of:

    give

    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
11. verb

    stop consuming
    “give up alcohol”

    synonyms: kick

    type of:

    dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive

    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
12. verb

    allow the other (baseball) team to score
    “give up a run”

    synonyms: allow