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give way - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
give way
Definition
(verb) move in order to make room for someone for something
Synonyms
:
ease up
,
give
,
move over
,
yield
Example Sentence
The park gave way to a supermarket
`Move over,' he told the crowd
Definition
(verb) break down, literally or metaphorically
Synonyms
:
break
,
cave in
,
collapse
,
fall in
,
founder
,
give
Example Sentence
The wall collapsed
The business collapsed
The dam broke
The roof collapsed
The wall gave in
The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Definition
(verb) end resistance, as under pressure or force
Synonyms
:
yield
Example Sentence
The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
Definition
(verb) stop operating or functioning
Synonyms
:
break
,
break down
,
conk out
,
die
,
fail
,
give out
,
go
,
go bad
Example Sentence
The engine finally went
The car died on the road
The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
The coffee maker broke
The engine failed on the way to town
her eyesight went after the accident
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