v.

1. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime;
   forfeit, throw overboard, waive, forgo
2. give up with the intent of never claiming again;
   abandon
   
   • Abandon your life to God
   • She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti
   • We gave the drowning victim up for dead
3. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
   drop out, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
   
   • In the second round, the challenger gave up
4. put an end to a state or an activity;
   discontinue, stop, cease, quit, lay off
   
   • Quit teasing your little brother
5. give up what is not strictly needed;
   spare, part with, dispense with
   
   • he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
6. part with a possession or right;
   release, relinquish, resign, free
   
   • I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
   • resign a claim to the throne
7. leave  (a job, post, or position) voluntarily;
   vacate, resign, renounce
   
   • She vacated the position when she got pregnant
   • The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
8. relinquish possession or control over;
   surrender, cede, deliver
   
   • The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
9. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another;
   surrender
   
   • The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered
10. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims;
    abandon
    
    • He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
    • Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
11. allow the other (baseball) team to score;
    allow
    
    • give up a run
12. refrain from consuming;
    forgo
    
    • You will have to forgo alcohol