give-up
Verbs
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(v) lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
- you've forfeited your right to name your successor
- forfeited property
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(v) 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
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(v) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
- In the second round, the challenger gave up
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(v) put an end to a state or an activity
- Quit teasing your little brother
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(v) give up what is not strictly needed
- he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
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(v) part with a possession or right
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
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(v) leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
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(v) relinquish possession or control over
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
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(v) give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
- The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered
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(v) stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
- He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
- Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
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(v) allow the other (baseball) team to score
- give up a run
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(v) stop consuming
- kick a habit
- give up alcohol