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Defenition of the word give up

    • Defenition of the word give up

      • To stop to oppose or resist.
      • To put an end to a state or an activity.
      • To give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another.
      • To relinquish possession or control of to another because of demand or compulsion.
      • To stop consuming (e.g. alcohol).
      • 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"
      • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give in these negociations"
      • put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
      • give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
      • lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
      • refrain from consuming; "You will ahve to forgo alcohol"
      • allow the other team to score: "give up a run", in baseball
      • part with
      • to give up as not strictly needed: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey.
      • relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
      • give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another
      • leave voluntarily; of a job, post or position; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"
      • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations"
      • give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
      • refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"
      • part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
      • give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
      • leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
      • allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
      • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
      • give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
      • give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
      • stop consuming
      • give up with the intent of never claiming again
      • relinquish possession or control over
      • lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
      • part with a possession or right
      • give up what is not strictly needed
      • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
      • allow the other (baseball) team to score
      • put an end to a state or an activity

    Synonyms for the word give up

      • abandon
      • allow
      • cease
      • cede
      • chuck up the sponge
      • deliver
      • discontinue
      • dispense with
      • drop out
      • forfeit
      • forgo
      • free
      • give
      • lay off
      • leave
      • part with
      • quit
      • release
      • relinquish
      • render
      • renounce
      • resign
      • spare
      • stop
      • surrender
      • throw in
      • throw in the towel
      • throw overboard
      • vacate
      • waive

    Hyponyms for the word give up

      • abdicate
      • abnegate
      • break
      • call it a day
      • call it quits
      • capitulate
      • cheese
      • close off
      • concede
      • derequisition
      • drop
      • foreswear
      • give
      • kick
      • knock off
      • lapse
      • leave off
      • pull the plug
      • quit
      • relinquish
      • renounce
      • retire
      • sacrifice
      • sell
      • shut off
      • sign away
      • sign off
      • sign over
      • withdraw
      • yield up

    Hypernyms for the word give up

      • abandon
      • dispense with
      • forego
      • foreswear
      • forgo
      • gift
      • give
      • hand
      • leave office
      • pass
      • pass on
      • present
      • quit
      • reach
      • relinquish
      • resign
      • step down
      • turn over
      • waive
      • yield

    Antonyms for the word give up

      • arrogate
      • bear on
      • carry on
      • claim
      • continue
      • enter
      • hold out
      • lay claim
      • participate
      • preserve
      • resist
      • stand firm
      • uphold
      • withstand

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