Verb: give up
- Stop trying or participating; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up";
- drop out, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel [informal], quit, chuck up the sponge [US, non-standard]
- Abandon, relinquish or do without, especially a right or claim
"He gave up his claim to the property";
- forfeit, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego
- Put an end to a state or an activity
"give up teasing your little brother";
- discontinue, stop, cease, quit, lay off, break, break off, surcease [archaic]
- Relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to give up the building after the police moved in";
- surrender, cede, deliver
- Part with a possession or right
"I am giving up my bedroom to the long-term house guest";
- release, relinquish, resign, free
- Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
"She gave up the position when she got pregnant";
- vacate, resign, renounce
- Give up what is not strictly needed
"he asked if they could give up one of their horses to speed his journey";
- spare, part with, dispense with
- Stop maintaining or insisting on ideas or claims
"Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations";
- abandon
- Stop consuming
"give up alcohol";
- kick [informal]
- Yield to an opponent, admitting defeat
"The last Taleban fighters finally gave up";
- surrender
- Stop continuing with some action or plan
"They give uped the project"; "The team give uped their original plan";
- abandon
- Allow the other (baseball) team to score
"give up a run";
- allow
Derived forms: given up, gives up, giving up, gave up
Type of: abandon, act, allow, dispense with, end, forego, foreswear, forgo, gift, give, hand, leave office, let, move, pass, pass on, permit, present, quit, reach, relinquish, resign, step down, terminate, turn over, waive, yield
Antonym: carry on, hold out, lay claim
Encyclopedia: Give up