give way in WordNet English dictionary

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"
   fail  go bad  give way  die  give out  conk out  go  break  break down 
   
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"
   collapse  fall in  cave in  give  give way  break  founder 
   
3. 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 
   
4. end resistance, as under pressure or force
   "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
   give way  yield 
   

give way in English Wiktionary