Definition: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
Usage: He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage; Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
Main entry: quit, throw in, throw in the towel, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, give up
Definition: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
Usage: In the second round, the challenger gave up
Main entry: give up, surrender
Definition: give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
Usage: The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered
Definition: stop consuming
Usage: kick a habit; give up alcohol
Definition: give up with the intent of never claiming again
Usage: 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
Main entry: cede, give up, surrender, deliver
Definition: relinquish possession or control over
Usage: The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
Main entry: give up, throw overboard, forego, forfeit, forgo, waive
Definition: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
Usage: you've forfeited your right to name your successor; forfeited property
Main entry: give up, free, release, relinquish, resign
Definition: part with a possession or right
Usage: I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest; resign a claim to the throne
Main entry: spare, give up, part with, dispense with
Definition: give up what is not strictly needed
Usage: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
Main entry: give up, resign, renounce, vacate
Definition: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
Usage: She vacated the position when she got pregnant; The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
Definition: allow the other (baseball) team to score
Usage: give up a run
Main entry: cease, quit, give up, stop, discontinue, lay off
Definition: put an end to a state or an activity
Usage: Quit teasing your little brother