English noun: giving up | |||
1. | giving up (communication) a verbal act of admitting defeat | ||
Synonyms | surrender, yielding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relinquishing, relinquishment | ||
2. | giving up (act) the act of forsaking | ||
Synonyms | forsaking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forgoing, forswearing, renunciation | ||