quit vs give up

quit and give up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, quit and give up are synonyms defined as:

quit and give up: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

As verbs, give up is a hypernym of quit; that is, give up is a word with a broader meaning than quit:

Other hypernyms of quit include abandon.

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

Other hyponyms of quit include renounce, resign, vacate, retire, top out, fall.

As verbs, quit and give up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of quit include cease, discontinue, lay off, stop.

quit (verb)	give up (verb)
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
go away or leave	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
turn away from; give up	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
give up or retire from a position	stop consuming
put an end to a state or an activity	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