Give up
Give up verb - To stop doing (something) permanently.
Usage example: I hope you won't give up playing the piano
Wind up and give up are semantically related. in bring to an end topic. In some cases you can use "Wind up" instead a verb "Give up", when it comes to topics like stop doing something.
Wind up
Wind up verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- But don't give up yet, because if Cinderella does not wind up happy, we will give all you your money back.
- And as if THAT weren't bad enough, if you wind up dying, your teammates just give up fighting, even if they're still healthy enough to continue!
Source: SNK Boss / Other Fighting Games - His latest would-be victim, Fergie Ferguson, has friends who refuse to give up on him and wind up causing him to destroy Thanatos' enchanted book, and Thanatos with it.
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