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How to sign: put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother";
Similiar / Same: discontinue, cease, quit, lay off, stop
Within this category: break, call it quits, cheese, drop, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off
How to sign: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
Similiar / Same: forfeit, throw overboard, waive, forgo
Categories: abandon
Within this category: lapse
How to sign: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up";
Similiar / Same: drop out, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in the towel, chuck up the sponge, throw in, quit
How to sign: give up what is not strictly needed
"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey";
Similiar / Same: part with, dispense with, spare
Categories: give
How to sign: relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in";
Similiar / Same: surrender, cede, deliver
