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verb
  1. be the cause or source of
    "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
    yield  give  afford 
  2. afford access to
    "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
    afford  open  give 
  3. give or convey physically
    "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
    give  apply 
  4. 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"
    collapse  fall in  cave in  give  give way  break  founder 
  5. contribute to some cause
    "I gave at the office"
    contribute  give  chip in  kick in 
  6. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
    give  dedicate  consecrate  commit  devote 
  7. dedicate
    "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
    give  pay  devote 
  8. move in order to make room for someone for something
    "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
    move over  give way  give  ease up  yield 
  9. bring about
    "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
    establish  give 
  10. give food to
    "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
    feed  give 
  11. give or supply
    "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
    render  yield  return  give  generate 
  12. give as a present; make a gift of
    "What will you give her for her birthday?"
    give  gift  present 
  13. proffer (a body part)
    "She gave her hand to her little sister"
    give 
  14. consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
    "She gave herself to many men"
    give 
  15. occur
    "what gives?"
    give 
  16. estimate the duration or outcome of something
    "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
    give 
  17. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
    "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
    give  throw 
  18. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
    "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
    give  pay 
  19. bestow
    "give homage"; "render thanks"
    give  render 
  20. allow to have or take
    "I give you two minutes to respond"
    give 
  21. manifest or show
    "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
    give 
  22. guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
    "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
    give 
  23. inflict as a punishment
    "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
    give 
  24. accord by verdict
    "give a decision for the plaintiff"
    give 
  25. submit for consideration, judgment, or use
    "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
    give 
  26. offer in good faith
    "He gave her his word"
    give 
  27. propose
    "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
    give 
  28. be flexible under stress of physical force
    "This material doesn't give"
    give  yield 
  29. organize or be responsible for
    "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
    hold  throw  have  make  give 
  30. cause to happen or be responsible for
    "His two singles gave the team the victory"
    give  yield 
  31. perform for an audience
    "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
    give 
  32. present to view
    "He gave the sign to start"
    give 
  33. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
    "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
    give 
  34. leave with; give temporarily
    "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"
    give 
  35. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
    "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
    give 
  36. place into the hands or custody of
    "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
    pass  hand  reach  pass on  turn over  give 
  37. convey or reveal information
    "Give one's name"
    give 
  38. transmit (knowledge or skills)
    "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
    impart  leave  give  pass on 
  39. endure the loss of
    "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
    sacrifice  give 
  40. bestow, especially officially
    "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
    grant  give 
  41. deliver in exchange or recompense
    "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
    give 
  42. give (as medicine)
    "I gave him the drug"
    give 
  43. emit or utter
    "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
    give 
  44. execute and deliver
    "Give bond"
    give 
noun
  1. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
    give  spring  springiness 
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