give up vs call it a day

call it a day vs give up

give up and call it a day both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give up	No	No	Yes	No
call it a day	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call it a day is a hyponym of give up; that is, call it a day is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give up:

give up: put an end to a state or an activity
call it a day: stop doing what one is doing

Other hyponyms of give up include drop, knock off, leave off, sign off, retire, withdraw, pull the plug, close off, shut off, cheese, call it quits, break, unfollow.

give up (verb)	call it a day (verb)
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims	stop doing what one is doing
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
stop consuming
give up with the intent of never claiming again
relinquish possession or control over
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
part with a possession or right
give up what is not strictly needed
allow the other (baseball) team to score
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
put an end to a state or an activity

Difference between give up and call it a day

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