Synonym: abandon, allow, cease, cede, chuck up the sponge, deliver, discontinue, dispense with, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, forfeit, forgo, free, lay off, part with, quit, release, relinquish, renounce, resign, spare, stop, surrender, throw in, throw in the towel, throw overboard, vacate, waive. Similar words: drive up, live up to, save up, give, give off, give in, give way, give out. Meaning: v. 1. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime 2. give up with the intent of never claiming again 3. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat 4. put an end to a state or an activity 5. give up what is not strictly needed 6. part with a possession or right 7. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily 8. relinquish possession or control over 9. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another 10. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims 11. allow the other (baseball) team to score 12. refrain from consuming.
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151 So you want to be a writer? Well my advice is, don't give up the day job.
152 The government coaxed them to give up their strike by promising them temporary residence permits.
153 Eventually she had to give up her house and go into a nursing home.
154 On the one hand they'd love to have kids, but on the other, they don't want to give up their freedom.
155 She gave him her solemn word that she would give up drugs.
156 She went to a hypnotist hoping he could help her to give up smoking.
157 After six consecutive defeats, the team was almost ready to give up.
158 Hypnotherapy can be useful in helping you give up smoking.
159 Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you.
160 They'll have to give up completely on certain of their studies.
161 Should she give up her job when she has a baby?
162 Either John or Jane has to give up their job.
163 You owe it to your supporters not to give up now.
164 She didn't give up her job when she got married.
165 If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token,[www.Sentencedict.com] if you expend more energy you will lose fat.
166 Most people who start the course do, I'm sorry to say, give up within the first two weeks.
167 Many people were forced to give up working the land.
168 His wife would love him to give up his job.
169 We're going to give up our sports club membership after this year.
170 Don't give up until you have exhausted all the possibilities.
171 We can't negotiate until each side is willing to give up some points.
172 She will not give up her children without a struggle.
173 When will the desert give up its secrets to mankind?
174 The children have promised to give up sweets for Lent.
175 I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.
176 Only two avenues are open to us - either we accept his offer or we give up the fight completely.
177 We had to give up the castle to the enemy.
178 She is unlikely to give up her lifelong attachment to feminist ideas.
179 He thought I was stark raving bonkers to give up my job.
180 I was ready to give up the fight, but Nicky was made of sterner stuff and wanted us to carry on.
More similar words: drive up, live up to, save up, give, give off, give in, give way, give out, give away, give way to, give back, give ear to, give birth, give notice, give rise to, use up, Thanksgiving, come up, tie up, make up, size up, makeup, fire up, flare up, pile up, line up, take up, wake up, shake up, come up to.