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eng: give up

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means(verb) 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"
forfeit, throw overboard, waive, forgo, give up, forego
means(verb) 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"
give up, abandon
means(verb) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
throw in, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, quit, drop by the wayside, give up, drop out, throw in the towel
means(verb) put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
discontinue, give up, stop, quit, cease, lay off
means(verb) give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
part with, give up, spare, dispense with
means(verb) part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
give up, free, resign, release, relinquish
means(verb) 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"
give up, resign, vacate, renounce
means(verb) relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
deliver, surrender, give up, cede
means(verb) give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
give up, surrender
means(verb) 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"
abandon, give up
means(verb) allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
allow, give up
means(verb) stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
give up, kick

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