"give it up" meaning in All languages combined

See give it up on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: gives it up [present, singular, third-person], giving it up [participle, present], gave it up [past], given it up [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> it up}} give it up (third-person singular simple present gives it up, present participle giving it up, simple past gave it up, past participle given it up)
  1. (usually followed by for) To welcome onto a stage by cheering or applauding. Tags: usually Translations (welcome onto stage (imperative)): potlesk (note: + pro) (Czech), přivítejte [perfective] (Czech), un applauso (Italian), un grande applauso (note: + per) (Italian), встреча́йте (vstrečájte) [imperfective] (Russian), поприве́тствуйте (poprivétstvujte) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-give_it_up-en-verb-ncOhgR6E Categories (other): English imperative sentences, English predicates Disambiguation of English imperative sentences: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of English predicates: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of 'welcome onto stage (imperative)': 88 5 7
  2. (euphemistic) To agree to sexual intercourse, especially if reluctantly. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-give_it_up-en-verb-JBctESe0 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English imperative sentences, English predicates Disambiguation of English imperative sentences: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of English predicates: 30 32 38
  3. (intransitive, slang) To hand over or relinquish; to explain something or tell a secret. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-give_it_up-en-verb-E4vveBJN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English imperative sentences, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", English predicates, English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 88 Disambiguation of English imperative sentences: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 12 15 72 Disambiguation of English predicates: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 31 29 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 18 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 19 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 19 68

Inflected forms

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      "note": "+ pro",
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