give up
verb
- to stop trying; to cease attempts at, involvement with, connection to something; abandon
- to surrender or submit (something) to, give (as a gift), transfer
Wiktionary
adj
- Become fully taken over by a certain quality, activity, trait, etc.
“And now She Seems give up to Sin / Too much neglecting grace within”
verb
- To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
“He was surrounded, so gave himself up.”
“They gave him up to the police.”
- To relinquish (something)
“He gave up his seat to an old man.”
“The king gave up land in exchange for peace.”
- Devote or dedicate (oneself, one's life, etc.) to something.
“I gave myself up to working for this cause.”
“She persuaded us to give up our time to the project.”
- To have someone obtain (something) to one's disadvantage; to concede.
“A good pitcher will give up very few home runs.”
“Don't tell them where you are, and try not to give up any clues either.”
- To stop or quit (an activity, etc.).
“They gave up the search when it got dark.”
“Once again, the WiFi isn't willing to work. When the guard comes to check tickets, I ask him if it ever works. He rolls his eyes and tells me it rarely does. He says I'll be lucky if I get it to connect. I give up trying.”
- To abandon (someone or something)
“I gave up my faith years ago.”
“The semi-streamlined contour of the earlier G.W.R. railcars has been given up in favour of a more utilitarian blunt-nose end, and effective floor space gained thereby.”
- To lose hope concerning (someone or something)
“They gave him up for dead.”
- To admit defeat, capitulate; to desist for that reason.
“OK, I give up, you win.”
“Wake in a sweat again / Another day's been laid to waste / In my disgrace / Stuck in my head again / Feels like I'll never leave this place / There's no escape / I'm my own worst enemy / I've given up / I'm sick of feeling / Is there nothing you can say? / Take this all away / I'm suffocating”
- To execute a trade on behalf of another broker.
- To acknowledge, recognize as.
“The next morning, Sunday, I was boxing with R., who had come over with three or four others to swap a few with me. I was given up to be the best boxer around, and I laid them cold as fast as they came at me.”
- To reveal (something).
“He gave up that he was the one who opened the door.”
“Well, give it up, Prof! What did you find out!”