give+way
21give\ way\ to — v. phr. 1a. To make room for; allow to go or pass; yield to. John gave way to the old lady and let her pass. 1b. To allow to decide. Mrs. Rogers gave way to her husband in buying the car. 1c. To lose control of (your feelings), not hold back.… …
22give way — 1) the government gave way and passed the bill Syn: yield, back down, surrender, concede defeat, give in, submit; informal throw in the towel/sponge, cave in 2) the door gave way Syn: collapse, give, cave in …
23give way — Synonyms and related words: abandon hope, accommodate, adjust, aye, back down, beat down, become suicidal, bend, break, break off combat, break open, break up, burst, carry away, catch a crab, cave, cave in, cease resistance, cheapen, collapse,… …
24give way — retreat, give up; yield the right of way; collapse; yield to entreaty, give in …
25give way — I v. make way, step aside; break down, collapse. See failure, motion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To collapse] Syn. sag, fall, crumble, crumple; see give 4 . 2. [To draw back] Syn. recede, withdraw, retire; see retreat 1 . 3. [To concede] Syn. yield,… …
26give way — phrasal 1. a. retreat b. to yield the right of way 2. to yield oneself without restraint or control 3. a. to yield to or as if to physical stress b. to yield to entreaty or insistence 4. to yield place 5. to begin to row …
27give way — collapse, fail The dam gave way and the water flooded the farmland below …
28give way to — be replaced or superseded by. → way …
29give way to — idi a) to yield to: He gave way to their entreaties. b) to lose control of (one s temper, emotions, etc.) …
30To give way — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …
