Dictionary

1. (

• forfeit ,
• give_up ,
• throw_overboard ,
• waive ,
• forgo ,
• forego

) 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" ;

2. (

• 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" ;

3. (

• 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" ;

4. (

• discontinue ,
• stop ,
• cease ,
• give_up ,
• quit ,
• lay_off

) put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" ;

5. (

• 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" ;

6. (

• 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" ;

7. (

• vacate ,
• resign ,
• renounce ,
• give_up ,

) 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" ;

8. (

• surrender ,
• cede ,
• deliver ,
• give_up ,

) relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" ;

9. (

• surrender ,
• give_up ,

) give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" ;

10. (

• abandon ,
• give_up

) 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" ;

11. (

• give_up ,
• allow ,

) allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" ;

12. (

• kick ,
• give_up

) stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" ;