ALL meanings of give up
give up
G g - transitivephrasal verb give up stop trying 1
- transitivephrasal verb give up habit, addiction: quit 1
- intransitivephrasal verb give up surrender 1
- intransitivephrasal verb give up stop guessing 1
- noun give up the quality or state of being resilient; springiness. 1
- verb with object give up to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 1
- verb with object give up to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please. 1
- verb with object give up to place in someone's care: If you give me your coat, I'll put it in the closet. 1
- verb with object give up to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone: Give me a chance. 1
- verb with object give up to impart or communicate: to give advice; to give a cold to someone. 1
- verb with object give up to set forth or show; present; offer: He gave no reason for his lateness. 1
- verb with object give up to pay or transfer possession to another in exchange for something: They gave five dollars for the picture. He gave me the car for $800. 1
- verb with object give up to furnish, provide, or proffer: to give evidence; Let me give you my umbrella before you go out in this rain. 1
- verb with object give up to provide as an entertainment or social function: to give a New Year's Eve party. 1
- verb with object give up to deal or administer: to give a blow to someone; to give medicine to a patient. 1
- verb with object give up to put forth, emit, or utter; issue: to give a cry; to give a command. 1
- verb with object give up to assign or admit as a basis of calculation or reasoning (usually used passively): These facts being given, the argument makes sense. 1
- verb with object give up to produce, yield, or afford: to give good results; 9 × 8 gives 72; The hen gave six eggs a week. 1
- verb with object give up to make, do, or perform: to give a start; to give a lurch. 1
- verb with object give up to perform or present publicly: to give a play; to give a concert. 1
- verb with object give up to cause; be responsible for (usually followed by an infinitive): They gave me to understand that you would be there. 1
- verb with object give up to care about something to the value or extent of (something fanciful): I don't give a hoot about his opinion. 1
- verb with object give up to relinquish or sacrifice: to give one's life for a cause. 1
- verb with object give up to convey or transmit: Give Aunt Betty my love. 1
- verb with object give up to assign or allot: Give every man a full ration of biscuits. They gave him the name of “Joseph.”. 1
- verb with object give up to bestow (the object of one's choice) upon, as if by providence: Give me the wide open spaces anytime. 1
- verb with object give up to be connected with, as by a telephone operator: Give me 235-7522. 1
- verb with object give up to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas. 1
- verb with object give up to attribute or ascribe: to give the devil his due; After long study the critic gave the unsigned work to a minor impressionist. 1
- verb with object give up to cause or occasion: She gives me a pain in the neck. 1
- verb with object give up to apply fully or freely: He gives his free time to golf. 1
- verb with object give up to award by verdict or after consideration: A decision was given for the defendant. 1
- verb with object give up to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of: The judge gave him five years. 1
- verb with object give up to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver: He gave her his promise. Can you give bond? 1
- verb with object give up to propose as the subject of a toast (followed by an indirect object): Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our country. 1
- verb with object give up to bear to a man; deliver (followed by an indirect object): She gave him a beautiful baby boy. 1
- verb with object give up to sire upon a woman; father (followed by an indirect object): He gave her two children in the first five years of marriage. 1
- verb with object give up to concede or grant, as a point in an argument. 1
- verb without object give up to make a gift or gifts; contribute: to give to the United Way. 1
- verb without object give up to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise: We can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points. 1
- verb without object give up to yield somewhat when subjected to weight, force, pressure, etc.: A horsehair mattress doesn't give much. 1
- verb without object give up to collapse; break down; fall apart; fail: The antique chair gave when I sat on it. 1
- verb without object give up to be warm and open in relationships with other persons: a withdrawn person who doesn't know how to give. 1
- verb without object give up Informal. to divulge information: Okay now, give! What happened? 1
- verb without object give up to afford a view or passage; face, open, or lead (usually followed by on, onto, etc.): The window gives on the sea. This door gives onto the hallway. 1
- idioms give up give and take, to compromise in order to cooperate: A willingness to give and take is important for success in marriage. to exchange ideas: an informal meeting in which there would be opportunities to give and take. 1
- idioms give up give battle. battle1 (def 10). 1
- idioms give up give ground, to yield before superior force, as of arms or of reasoning. 1
- idioms give up give it to, Informal. to reprimand or punish: His father really gave it to him for coming home so late. 1
- idioms give up give or take, plus or minus a specified amount; more or less: It will cost $20, give or take a dollar or two. 1