give+way

  • 1give way — index defer (yield in judgment), hear (give attention to), obey, relent, retreat, split, succumb, yield ( …

    Law dictionary

  • 2give way to — index submit (yield) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3give way — {v.} 1. To go back; retreat. * /The enemy army is giving way before the cannon fire./ Compare: FALL BACK. 2. To make room, get out of the way. * /The children gave way and let their mother through the door./ Compare: MAKE WAY. 3. To lose control… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 4give way — {v.} 1. To go back; retreat. * /The enemy army is giving way before the cannon fire./ Compare: FALL BACK. 2. To make room, get out of the way. * /The children gave way and let their mother through the door./ Compare: MAKE WAY. 3. To lose control… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 5give way — verb a) To yield to persistent persuasion. The mother gave way to her crying child. b) To collapse or break under physical stresses. After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time …

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  • 6give 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 lo her husband in buying the car./ 1c. To lose control of (your feelings), not hold …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 7give 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 lo her husband in buying the car./ 1c. To lose control of (your feelings), not hold …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 8give 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9To 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.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10To give way together — 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.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English