To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield.
I'm sure that you can accomplish this task. Don't give up yet!
Jimmy is giving up his job as a newsboy when he goes back to school.
The dog had the ball in his mouth and wouldn't give it up.
To stop doing or having; abandon; quit.
If you give up smoking now, you can certainly live a longer life.
Jane hated to give up her friends when she moved away.
The doctor told Mr. Harris to give up smoking.
To stop hoping for, waiting for, or trying to do.
I couldn't do the puzzle so I gave it up.
Johnny was given up by the doctors after the accident, but he lived just the same.
When Mary didn't come by nine o'clock, we gave her up.
To stop trying; quit; surrender.
The other team gave up after we scored three touchdowns.
The soldiers gave themselves up in the face of stronger enemy forces.
The war will be over when one of the countries gives up.