"give it up" meaning in English

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Verb

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 Disambiguation of 'welcome onto stage (imperative)': 92 8
  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 entries with incorrect language header, English imperatives, English phrasal verbs with particle (up), English predicates, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English imperatives: 23 77 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 22 78 Disambiguation of English predicates: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 27 73

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      "note": "+ pro",
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      "sense": "welcome onto stage (imperative)",
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      "sense": "welcome onto stage (imperative)",
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      "sense": "welcome onto stage (imperative)",
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