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Give way
verb 1.Move in order to make room for someone for something. Synonyms: ease up, give, move over, yield. "'Move over,' he told the crowd" 2.Break down, literally or metaphorically. Synonyms: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give. "The business collapsed" , "The dam broke" , "The roof collapsed" , "The wall gave in" , "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" 3.End resistance, as under pressure or force. Synonym: yield. 4.Stop operating or functioning. Synonyms: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, go, go bad. "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"
WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University
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