give up

1. Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (synset 202308311)
   "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
   is a type of: abandon - forsake, leave behind
   subtypes: lapse - let slip
   same as: forego, forfeit, forgo, throw overboard, waive
2. Give up with the intent of never claiming again (synset 202232523)
   "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"
   subtypes: foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce - turn away from; give up
   same as: abandon
3. Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope;
   Admit defeat (synset 201085437)
   "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
   same as: chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, quit, throw in, throw in the towel
4. Put an end to a state or an activity (synset 202686624)
   "Quit teasing your little brother"
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop
5. Give up what is not strictly needed (synset 202350643)
   "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
   is a type of: give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
   same as: dispense with, part with, spare
6. Part with a possession or right (synset 202321284)
   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
   is a type of: give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over - place into the hands or custody of
   subtypes:

   • derequisition - release from government control
   • give, sacrifice - endure the loss of
   same as: free, release, relinquish, resign
7. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily (synset 202372031)
   "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
   is a type of: leave office, quit, resign, step down - give up or retire from a position
   subtypes: abdicate, renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
   same as: renounce, resign, vacate
8. Relinquish possession or control over (synset 202240011)
   "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
   is a type of: gift, give, present - give as a present; make a gift of
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: cede, deliver, surrender
9. Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another (synset 201118003)
   "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
   is a type of: yield - cease opposition; stop fighting
   subtypes:

   • abnegate - surrender (power or a position)
   • concede - acknowledge defeat
   • capitulate - surrender under agreed conditions
   same as: surrender
10. Stop maintaining or insisting on;
    Of ideas or claims (synset 200614907)
    "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
    subtypes: sell out - abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain
    same as: abandon
    verb group:

    • 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
11. Allow the other (baseball) team to score (synset 202428446)
    "give up a run"
    same as: allow
12. Stop consuming (synset 201199057)
    "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
    is a type of: dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive - do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    same as: kick

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