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| give up |
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1. intransitive verb surrender: to surrender or admit defeat
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2. transitive verb hand over somebody or something: to hand over or part with somebody or something
  She gave up her seat to the man with a baby.
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3. transitive verb lose hope for somebody or something: to stop hoping for a good outcome with regard to somebody or something
Where have you been? We'd given you up as lost.
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4. transitive verb stop using or doing something: to stop or renounce using or doing something
give up chocolate for a week
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5. transitive verb stop trying: to abandon a pursuit that has a goal
Darkness fell, but they didn't give up looking for the missing children.
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6. transitive verb devote yourself to something: to devote or dedicate yourself to an emotion, experience, or activity, especially exclusively
He gave himself up to working for the cause.
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7. transitive verb reveal information: to reveal information or a secret
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8. transitive verb baseball allow opponent something in baseball: in baseball, to allow an opposing player something while pitching
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give it up for somebody or something to applaud somebody or something enthusiastically (slang)
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