How to pronounce “give up the ghost”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive, idiomatic) To cease clinging to life; to die.
• (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To quit; to cease functioning.
• (intransitive, with of) To cede a commitment to or identification with.

Practice Nearby Words

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