give up

v 1: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

[syn: {forfeit}, {throw overboard}, {render}, {waive}, {forgo}]

[ant: {claim}]

2: 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" [syn: {abandon}]

3: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;

"In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop

out}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {leave}, {chuck

up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}]

4: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your

little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {quit},

{lay off}] [ant: {continue}]

5: to give up as not strictly needed: he asked if they could

spare one of their horses to speed his journey. [syn: {spare},

{part with}, {dispense with}]

6: part with [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {free}]

7: leave voluntarily; of a job, post or position; "She vacated

the position when she got pregnant" [syn: {vacate}, {renounce},

{resign}]

8: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to

surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: {surrender},

{cede}, {deliver}]

9: give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of

another [syn: {surrender}] [ant: {resist}]

10: 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" [syn: {abandon}, {give}]

11: allow the other team to score: "give up a run", in baseball

[syn: {allow}]

12: refrain from consuming; "You will ahve to forgo alcohol"

[syn: {forgo}]