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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211 The interlopers soon give up the unequal contest.
212 It matters if you just don’t give up. Stephen Hawking 
213 Don't give up! It's not over. The universe is balanced. Every set-back bears with it the seeds of a come-back. Steve Maraboli
214 The air force general leading the mutineers refused to give up control of the base even as the seige of Makati ended.
215 He has to give up his egocentricity and develop the beginnings of a more altruistic point of view.
216 The parish clergy had to give up their concubines and accept a higher degree of accountability for performance of their duties.
217 In life all things are possible until they are proven to be impossible. You are never a loser until you give up trying. Dr T.P.Chia
218 The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. Edmund Burke
219 They were deeply concerned about Prince Charles's decision to give up shooting as well as his inclination towards vegetarianism.
220 Those who stop learning give up the chances to create a meaningful, satisfying and happy future.Sentencedict Dr T.P.Chia
221 They would never give up searching - they were like bloodhounds after guinea-fowl.
222 Now he's prepared to give up his day job to chase the dream.
223 But the Anglicans, like the Lutherans, did not suddenly give up the composition of Latin texts.
224 We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
225 Under Republican caucus rules, censuring Gingrich would force him to give up the office of speaker.
226 Suicide is not all that easy a thing to do... to give up your life. What kind of pain compels people to do this? I don’t know what word to use in English... it’s horrifying that a human can be in this condition. What have they provided them with? Gulzar
227 When his wife had died, in childbirth, he'd had to give up his married-quarter.
228 Pretty conclusive evidence you might think, but the Sharmas would not give up.
229 A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him. Nathaniel Branden
230 The second question is whether counsellees want to give up drinking, or at least to reduce the amount consumed.
231 Good books don't give up all their secrets at once. Stephen King
232 Bad luck is a test of resilience, determination and perseverance. Many people fail to withstand the pressures of bad luck and simply give up. Dr T.P.Chia
233 You see two-zip in this Series, pal, you better give up those drugstore bifocals.
234 Deadwood was an opportunity he could not afford to give up, and so she seized the chance for a visit home.
235 The trouble with the proposal was that under no circumstances would the United States give up its ultimate veto on the bombs.
236 In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. Henry Ward Beecher
237 The spores do germinate, go through a few perfunctory cell divisions, then give up the ghost.
238 John: In 1985, John had to give up his career as a consulting engineer because he was desperately ill.
239 Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs - but move on. Paulo Coelho
240 When Ma died, he had always planned to break away completely, give up this life and build a new one.
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.