Function: transitive verb
Date: 13th century
1 : to yield control or possession of : SURRENDER <forced to give up his job>
2 : to desist from : ABANDON <refused to give up her efforts>
3 : to declare incurable or insoluble
4 a : to abandon (oneself) to a particular feeling, influence, or activity < gave himself up to despair> b : to devote to a particular purpose or use
5 : to despair of seeing <we'd given you up >
6 : to allow (a hit or run in baseball) while pitching
intransitive verb : to cease doing or attempting something especially as an admission of defeat : QUIT ― often used with on <don't give up on the project>
– give up the ghost : to cease to live or function : DIE