give up vs sell

sell vs give up

give up is not a noun while sell is a noun.

give up and sell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give up	No	No	Yes	No
sell	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

give up: relinquish possession or control over
sell: give up for a price or reward

Other hyponyms of give up include yield up, sign away, sign over.

give up (noun)	sell (noun)
	the activity of persuading someone to buy

give up (verb)	sell (verb)
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims	persuade somebody to accept something
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat	exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
stop consuming	give up for a price or reward
give up with the intent of never claiming again	deliver to an enemy by treachery
relinquish possession or control over	be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime	be responsible for the sale of
part with a possession or right	be approved of or gain acceptance
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 sell

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