Dictionary | 4 Results
#1 give way v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "'Move over. wn
#2 give way v. 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". wn
#3 give way v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram". wn
#4 give way v. 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". wn
#2 give way v. 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". wn
#3 give way v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram". wn
#4 give way v. 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". wn
