Definition of give up
transitive verb
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
