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What does give up the ghost mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word give up the ghost? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To cease clinging to life; to die.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To quit; to cease functioning.
  3. (intransitive, with of) To cede a commitment to or identification with.
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Why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Onions give up the ghost, flesh sizzles, a metal spoon clinks on a dish.
The tulips almost got to flowering but then seemed to give up the ghost, go pale and slowly fall over.
To tell the truth, folks, there are so many debates running in parallel here that I'm inclined to give up the ghost.
A few reactors in her brain decided to give up the ghost, and she simply stared, incapable of speech or action.
The engine inside his or her head will give up the ghost at the next bend.

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