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..

Synonyms

• Die
• Conk Out
• Break
• Break Down
• Fail
• Go Bad
• Go
• Give Out

Hypernyms

• Change

Hyponyms

• Malfunction
• Crash
• Misfire
• Misfunction
• Go Down
• Blow Out
• Burn Out

Meaning ²

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.

Synonyms

• Break
• Give
• Founder
• Fall In
• Collapse
• Cave In

Hypernyms

• Change

Hyponyms

• Flop
• Slide Down
• Break
• Sink
• Implode
• Slump
• Buckle
• Go Off
• Crumple

Meaning ³

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..

Synonyms

• Yield

Meaning ⁴

Move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Move Over
• Give
• Ease Up
• Yield

Hypernyms

• Move