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give-up

verb /ɡɪvəp/ 7 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 16
Definitions

verb

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

verb

relinquish possession or control over

verb

give up what is not strictly needed

verb

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

verb

part with a possession or right

verb

put an end to a state or an activity

verb

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

verb

give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

verb

stop consuming

“give up alcohol”

verb

stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

“Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations”

verb

allow the other (baseball) team to score

“give up a run”

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