give up in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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 
   
2. 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"
   abandon  give up 
   
3. allow the other (baseball) team to score
   "give up a run"
   give up  allow 
   
4. put an end to a state or an activity
   "Quit teasing your little brother"
   discontinue  stop  cease  give up  quit  lay off 
   
5. relinquish possession or control over
   "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
   surrender  cede  deliver  give up 
   
6. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
   "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
   drop out  give up  fall by the wayside  drop by the wayside  throw in  throw in the towel  quit  chuck up the sponge 
   
7. give up what is not strictly needed
   "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
   spare  give up  part with  dispense with 
   
8. 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  give up  throw overboard  waive  forgo  forego 
   
9. part with a possession or right
   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
   release  relinquish  resign  free  give up 
   
10. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
    "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
    surrender  give up 
    
11. stop consuming
    "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
    kick  give up 
    
12. 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"
    vacate  resign  renounce  give up 
    

give up in English Wiktionary