Fail
Fail verb - Stop operating or functioning.
Usage example: The engine failed on the way to town
Give-up the ghost and fail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Give-up the ghost" instead a verb "Fail".
Give-up the ghost
Give-up the ghost verb - Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
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Synonyms for Give-up the ghost
Fail and give-up the ghost are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fail" instead a verb phrase "Give-up the ghost".
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Give-up the ghost and Fail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/give-up_the_ghost
Fail & Give-up the ghost. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/give-up_the_ghost>.
Give-up the ghost or Fail. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/give-up_the_ghost.
