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Definition of Give way
1. Verb. Move in order to make room for someone for something. "These cars won't give way "; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
Exact synonyms: Ease Up, Give, Move Over, Yield
Related verbs: Abandon, Give Up
Generic synonyms: Move
Related verbs: Abandon, Give Up
Generic synonyms: Move
2. Verb. Break down, literally or metaphorically. "The business is going to give way "; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
Exact synonyms: Break, Cave In, Collapse, Fall In, Founder, Give
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Go Off, Implode, Buckle, Crumple, Flop, Break, Sink, Slide Down, Slump
Related verbs: Abandon, Give Up, Burst, Collapse
Derivative terms: Cave In, Collapse, Collapse
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Go Off, Implode, Buckle, Crumple, Flop, Break, Sink, Slide Down, Slump
Related verbs: Abandon, Give Up, Burst, Collapse
Derivative terms: Cave In, Collapse, Collapse
3. Verb. End resistance, as under pressure or force. "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
4. Verb. Stop operating or functioning. "These cars won't give way "; "Her eyesight went after the accident"
Exact synonyms: Break, Break Down, Conk Out, Die, Fail, Give Out, Go, Go Bad
Generic synonyms: Change
Related verbs: Break, Buy The Farm, Cash In One's Chips, Choke, Conk, Croak, Decease, Die, Drop Dead, Exit, Expire, Give-up The Ghost, Go, Kick The Bucket, Pass, Pass Away, Perish, Pop Off, Snuff It
Specialized synonyms: Crash, Go Down, Blow, Blow Out, Burn Out, Misfire, Malfunction, Misfunction
Derivative terms: Breakable, Breakdown, Failure
Generic synonyms: Change
Related verbs: Break, Buy The Farm, Cash In One's Chips, Choke, Conk, Croak, Decease, Die, Drop Dead, Exit, Expire, Give-up The Ghost, Go, Kick The Bucket, Pass, Pass Away, Perish, Pop Off, Snuff It
Specialized synonyms: Crash, Go Down, Blow, Blow Out, Burn Out, Misfire, Malfunction, Misfunction
Derivative terms: Breakable, Breakdown, Failure
Definition of Give way
1. Verb. To yield to persistent persuasion. ¹
2. Verb. To collapse or break under physical stresses. ¹
3. Verb. To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by. ¹
4. Verb. To give precedence to other road users. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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