(transitive) To surrender (someone or something) / (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.) / (transitive) To relinquish (something) / (transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something)

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give up

present participle of give up

(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease clinging to life; to die. / (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To quit; to cease functioning.

present participle of give up the ghost

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give up the ghost

Alternative form of don't give up your day job

(idiomatic, often humorous) Somewhat sarcastic but usually good-natured advice used to criticise a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), implying that he or she could not make a living from it.