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Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
| give_up | | A | verb | | 1 | abandon, give up
| | | | 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" | | | | | 2 | drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
| | | | give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" | | | | | 3 | surrender, give up
| | | | give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" | | | Category Tree: | | 4 | forgo, give up
| | | | refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol" | | | | | 5 | abandon, give up
| | | | 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" | | | | | 6 | surrender, cede, deliver, give up
| | | | relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" | | | Category Tree: | | 7 | forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
| | | | lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime | | | Category Tree: | | 8 | release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
| | | | part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" | | | Category Tree: | | 9 | spare, give up, part with, dispense with
| | | | give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" | | | Category Tree: | | 10 | vacate, resign, renounce, give up
| | | | 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" | | | Category Tree: | | 11 | give up, allow
| | | | allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" | | | | | 12 | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
| | | | put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" | | | |
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