give it up

verb

To welcome onto a stage by cheering or applauding.

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Meanings

verbgive 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)

present singular third person gives it up · participle present giving it up · past gave it up · participle past given it up

  1. usuallyTo welcome onto a stage by cheering or applauding.

    “Ladies and gentleman, give it up for the next First Lady of New York City!”

    2013, Bill de Blasio’s Victory Speech, New York Times, retrieved 27 Apr 2014
  2. euphemisticTo agree to sexual intercourse, especially if reluctantly.

    My husband thinks it's 'cause they're all raised Catholic and their girls don't give it up easily, except for the prostitutes.

    2009, Willy Vlautin, Northline
  3. intransitiveslangTo hand over or relinquish; to explain something or tell a secret.

Translations

Czech potlesk, přivítejte
  • potleskwelcome onto stage (imperative)
  • přivítejtewelcome onto stage (imperative)
Italian un applauso, un grande applauso
  • un applausowelcome onto stage (imperative)
  • un grande applausowelcome onto stage (imperative)
Russian встреча́йте, поприве́тствуйте
  • встреча́йте (vstrečájte)welcome onto stage (imperative)
  • поприве́тствуйте (poprivétstvujte)welcome onto stage (imperative)
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APA

give it up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20it%20up

MLA

“give it up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20it%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give it up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20it%20up.

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