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give up
Overview of verb give-up
The verb give up has 12 senses (first 12 from tagged texts)
1. (9) forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo -- (lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime)
2. (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")
3. (5) 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. (3) discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")
5. (3) 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. (3) 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. (2) 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. (2) surrender, cede, deliver, give up -- (relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in")
9. (2) surrender, give up -- (give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered")
10. (2) 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. (1) give up, allow -- (allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run")
12. (1) forgo, give up -- (refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol")
Antonyms of verb give-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb give-up
12 senses of give up
Sense 1
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> abandon
=> discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> get rid of, remove
Sense 2
abandon, give up
Sense 3
drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
Sense 4
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sense 5
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 6
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
=> pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
=> transfer
Sense 7
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> leave, depart, pull up stakes
=> change
Sense 8
surrender, cede, deliver, give up
=> give, gift, present
Sense 9
surrender, give up
=> yield
Sense 10
abandon, give up
Sense 11
give up, allow
Sense 12
forgo, give up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb give-up
8 of 12 senses of give up
Sense 1
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> lapse
Sense 2
abandon, give up
=> foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
Sense 4
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
=> drop, knock off
=> leave off
=> sign off
=> retire, withdraw
=> pull the plug
=> shut off, close off
=> cheese
=> call it quits, call it a day
=> break
Sense 6
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
=> derequisition
=> sacrifice, give
Sense 7
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> abdicate, renounce
Sense 8
surrender, cede, deliver, give up
=> yield up
=> sell
=> sign away, sign over
Sense 9
surrender, give up
=> concede
=> capitulate
Sense 12
forgo, give up
=> kick
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb give-up
12 senses of give up
Sense 1
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> abandon
Sense 2
abandon, give up
Sense 3
drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
Sense 4
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sense 5
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> give
Sense 6
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
=> pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
Sense 7
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
Sense 8
surrender, cede, deliver, give up
=> give, gift, present
Sense 9
surrender, give up
=> yield
Sense 10
abandon, give up
Sense 11
give up, allow
Sense 12
forgo, give up
'Cause To' of verb give-up
Derived Forms of verb give-up
Domain of verb give-up
Domain Terms of verb give-up
Familiarity of verb give-up
give up used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =12)
Sample Sentences of verb give-up
12 senses of give up
Sense 1
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
abandon, give up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
EX: They give up moving
Sense 5
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 7
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
surrender, cede, deliver, give up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 9
surrender, give up
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 10
abandon, give up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
give up, allow
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 12
forgo, give up
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb give-up
6 of 12 senses of give up
Sense 1
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
> abandon
=> chuck, ditch
=> dispense with
=> forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> consign
Sense 5
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
> give
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> cough up, pony up, spit up
=> lease, let, rent
=> support
=> pay
=> accord, allot, grant
=> allow, grant
=> present, submit
=> bestow
=> heap
=> distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> offer, proffer
=> contribute, give, chip in, kick in
=> render, return
=> deposit, bank
=> concede, yield, cede, grant
=> lend, loan
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> requite, repay
=> spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> vest
=> enfeoff
Sense 6
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
> pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
=> give
=> slip, sneak
=> deal
=> hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, get in, deliver, render
=> release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
=> entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
=> entrust, leave
Sense 7
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
> leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> retire
=> top out
=> fall
Sense 8
surrender, cede, deliver, give up
> give, gift, present
=> endow, dower
=> distribute, give out, hand out, pass out
=> give away
=> raffle, raffle off
=> tip, fee, bung
=> bequeath, will, leave
=> surrender, cede, deliver, give up
=> grant, deed over
=> treat
=> donate
=> tender
=> render, submit
Sense 9
surrender, give up
> yield
=> surrender, give up
=> surrender, relinquish
=> fall
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb give-up
Sense 1
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
=> abandon
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Sense 2
abandon, give up
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Sense 3
drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
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Sense 4
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
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Sense 5
spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> give
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Sense 6
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
=> pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
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Sense 7
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
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Sense 8
surrender, cede, deliver, give up
=> give, gift, present
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Sense 9
surrender, give up
=> yield
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Sense 10
abandon, give up
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Sense 11
give up, allow
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Sense 12
forgo, give up
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Grep of verb give-up
give-up the ghost
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