Definition of give_way - WordReference.com Dictionary

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give_way
A	verb
	1	fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
			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"
		Category Tree: change ╚fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down ╚malfunction; misfunction ╚misfire ╚blow out; burn out; blow ╚crash; go down
	2	give way, yield
			end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
		Category Tree: change ╚give way, yield
	3	move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
			move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
		Category Tree: move ╚move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
	4	collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
			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"
		Category Tree: change ╚collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder ╚slump; slide down; sink ╚break ╚flop ╚buckle; crumple ╚implode; go off

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