Usually means: Ceased functioning, died, or failed.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word gave up the ghost:

General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. gave up the ghost: Merriam-Webster
  2. gave up the ghost: Wiktionary
  3. gave up the ghost: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gave up the ghost: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gave up the ghost: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gave up the ghost: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gave up the ghost: Idioms



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