To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.
To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
To carry on, as a contest; to wage.
To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).
A particular conflict of this kind.
Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control.
Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.
An argument between two or more people with opposing opinions on a topic or issue.
Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists.
A protracted instance of fierce competition in trade.
Campaigns against various social problems.