give-up the ghost

VERB
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G

give-up the ghost is a valid 17-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2I1V4E1-0U1P3T1H4E1G2H4O1S1T1
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does give-up the ghost mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.