Give Way (Verb)
Meaning 1
Stop operating or functioning; "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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
End resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Break down, literally or metaphorically; "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".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The doors of the old office building gave way under the heavy winds of the storm.
- After years of pressure, the wall of the levee finally gave way, releasing massive amounts of water.
- The 100-year-old bridge had given way earlier in the day, sending a row of cars plummeting into the icy waters below.
- The structural analysis revealed that a specific beam was likely to give way first if the skyscraper was not reinforced immediately.
- A tree branch from a nearby maple had given way in the snowstorm, knocking out electricity to the town's east section.