give up vs pull the plug

pull the plug vs give up

give up and pull the plug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give up	No	No	Yes	No
pull the plug	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pull the plug is a hyponym of give up; that is, pull the plug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give up:

give up: put an end to a state or an activity
pull the plug: prevent from happening or continuing

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

give up (verb)	pull the plug (verb)
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims	prevent from happening or continuing
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 pull the plug

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