forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego (verb)

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

"you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

abandon, give up (verb)

give up with the intent of never claiming again

"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"

drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge (verb)

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

"In the second round, the challenger gave up"

discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off (verb)

put an end to a state or an activity

"Quit teasing your little brother"

spare, give up, part with, dispense with (verb)

give up what is not strictly needed

"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

release, relinquish, resign, free, give up (verb)

part with a possession or right

"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

vacate, resign, renounce, give up (verb)

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

"She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

surrender, cede, deliver, give up (verb)

relinquish possession or control over

"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

surrender, give up (verb)

give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

abandon, give up (verb)

stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"

give up, allow (verb)

allow the other (baseball) team to score

"give up a run"

kick, give up (verb)

stop consuming

"kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"

give up (Verb)

to surrender

give up (Verb)

to stop or desist; to quit

give up (Verb)

to relinquish

give up (Verb)

to lose hope

give up (Verb)

to abandon

give up (Verb)

to admit defeat, to capitulate

Give Up

Give Up is the debut album by electronic pop duo The Postal Service. Released on February 19, 2003, it was the second Sub Pop Records release to receive platinum certification, and was Sub Pop's best selling album since Nirvana's Bleach. The album peaked at #114 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart in its initial release; the 2013 tenth-anniversary reissue of the album peaked at #45 in April 2013. As of January 2013, the album had sold 1.07 million copies. The band began as a side project between electronic music artist Jimmy Tamborello and Death Cab for Cutie's vocalist Ben Gibbard. They had previously worked together for a track on Dntel's album Life Is Full of Possibilities. The album was generally well received, and critics commented on its throwbacks to the eighties New Wave genre.

give up

Give Up is the only studio album by American electronic duo The Postal Service, released on February 18, 2003, by Sub Pop Records. The Postal Service was a collaboration between singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard, best-known for his work with indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, and musician Jimmy Tamborello, who also records under the name Dntel. Gibbard rose to prominence in the early 2000s as frontman of Death Cab, while Tamborello gained a cult following as a pioneer of contemporary glitch music and electronica. The two first collaborated with the song "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", for Dntel's debut LP, Life Is Full of Possibilities (2001). The album is a long-distance collaboration between Gibbard, who lived in Seattle, Washington, and Tamborello, who resided in Los Angeles, California. The duo named the project for their working method: the pair would send demos on burned CD-R's through the mail, adding additional elements until songs were complete. The LP's sound contrasts manipulated samples and keyboards with live guitar and drums—a sound some have described as "indietronica". Tamborello was responsible for the programming, while Gibbard wrote lyrics, provided vocals, and contributed additional instrumentation. Give Up also features guest appearances from vocalists Jen Wood and Jenny Lewis, as well as musician Chris Walla. Give Up was released with little promotion—its creators embarked on a brief tour, but otherwise returned to their main projects. Despite this, the album grew in popularity steadily in the ensuing years, bolstered by the singles "Such Great Heights" and "We Will Become Silhouettes". By the end of its first decade, it had sold 1.2 million copies in the U.S., making it Sub Pop's second-biggest selling album in its history. It also courted a trademark battle with the United States Postal Service and a dispute with Apple. Despite its popularity, Give Up stands as the duo's only studio album. In 2013, the group briefly reunited for an anniversary tour and reissue of the album.