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1. Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offence, or crime
   - forfeit, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego
    
2. Give up with the intent of never claiming again
   "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"
   - abandon
    
3. Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
   "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
   - drop out, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge [US, non-standard]
    
4. Put an end to a state or an activity
   "give up teasing your little brother"
   - discontinue, stop, cease, quit, lay off
    
5. Give up what is not strictly needed
   "he asked if they could give up one of their horses to speed his journey"
   - spare, part with, dispense with
    
6. Part with a possession or right
   "I am giving up my bedroom to the long-term house guest"
   - release, relinquish, resign, free
    
7. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   "She gave up the position when she got pregnant"
   - vacate, resign, renounce
    
8. Relinquish possession or control over
   "The squatters had to give up the building after the police moved in"
   - surrender, cede, deliver
    
9. Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
   "The last Taleban fighters finally gave up"
   - surrender
    
10. Stop maintaining or insisting on ideas or claims
    "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
    - abandon
     
11. Allow the other (baseball) team to score
    "give up a run"
    - allow
     
12. Stop consuming
    "give up alcohol"
    - kick

Derived forms: given up, gave up, giving up, gives up

Type of: abandon, dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, gift, give, hand, leave office, pass, pass on, present, quit, reach, relinquish, resign, step down, turn over, waive, yield

Encyclopedia: Give up