Phrase guide
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verb
To give up, hand over, surrender (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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verb
To entrust (something) to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity; to yield completely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To quit, to abandon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To give up; abandon; stop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive
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History
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