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(verb) throw in, throw in the towel, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, give up
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
In the second round, the challenger gave up
(verb) take leave, depart
go away or leave
(verb) foreswear, relinquish, renounce
turn away from; give up
I am foreswearing women forever
(verb) resign, leave office, step down
give up or retire from a position
The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month; The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
(verb) cease, give up, stop, discontinue, lay off
put an end to a state or an activity
Quit teasing your little brother