English to English
give up
verb (v)
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat(verb.competition)Synonym:
chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, quit, throw in, throw in the towel
Antonym:
enter, participatesource: wordnet30 - give up what is not strictly needed(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- part with a possession or right(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims(verb.cognition)Example:
Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations.
source: wordnet30 - allow the other (baseball) team to score(verb.social)Example:
Give up a run.
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